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.
4 illustrations
A standing figure and rows of carved signs survive across a damaged stone slab.
Lines of closely spaced script cover a tall rounded stone broken across its lower part.
Dark letter forms extend across irregular rows interrupted by damaged patches.
Soldiers, captives and equipment occupy long horizontal bands beneath an architectural setting.