Discover historical illustrations by subject, artist and book.
Creation and rebellion in Blake’s illuminated plates.
Norwegian fairy tales illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Four colour drawings from a 1908 Gnostic text.
From the dark wood to Paradise with Gustave Doré.
Ethelwynne Quail’s visions of the spirit world.
Art Deco studies of fear by John Vassos.
10 illustrations
A large winged figure spreads its arms above two children crossing an uneven riverside path.
A radiant standing figure presides above ranks of winged beings within an immense dark hall.
A helmeted winged figure pauses beside an enormous tree amid a dense forest of vines and undergrowth.
An upright angel with spread wings commands the bright upper scene while a mass of armed winged figures plunges below.
Figures cling to the last exposed rock as waves rise around them beside a great striped animal.
A reclining traveller lies at the foot of a vast bright stairway rising through dark trees.
A robed man rests against a rock while a pale angel hovers above him beneath a dark sky.
A kneeling figure raises both arms towards a luminous angel in a wooded garden.
A great angel rises above dark rocks and water while supporting a small pale human form.
A crowded small boat pitches on dark waves while a pale figure stands beyond it on the sea.
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