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.
7 illustrations
An immense black bird spreads its wings over a pale-robed woman beside rough rocks.
A helmeted fighter thrusts a long lance towards the eye of a huge creature beside a ship’s rail.
An armoured man lifts an axe above his head while a fallen fighter lies at his feet.
A striped tiger leaps with jaws open towards a human figure above the arena floor.
A bound human figure flies high above a great throwing engine while a dense crowd watches.
A man and a woman stand close together with weapons raised while a hostile crowd presses towards them.
A veiled woman embraces a helmeted man carrying a round shield and long spear.
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