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.
20 illustrations
A pale woman in a red garment occupies a narrow central panel surrounded by curling peacock feathers.
A broad reclining man raises a glass beneath a large outlined title and a small jester’s head.
A woman in a long pale dress with a dark spotted train stands before patterned curtains.
Two women in dark eye masks turn within a dense frame of curling leaves and flowers.
A woman in a long pale dress reaches towards a curtain beside large stacked lettering.
Brightly dressed performers gather around an exuberant central title while small winged figures cross the open ground.
A singer and a guitarist stand beneath a dense frieze of small figures.
A long-haired woman holds a flower stem beside her face with a closed book beneath one hand.
A woman in a large dark hat and heavy coat holds a small paper while another dark figure recedes behind her.
A pale woman with flowing hair and dress stands in an open doorway beneath a starry sky.
A woman raises a rectangular Black & White sign while balancing above a curved globe.
Dense decorative lettering surrounds a woman and small mythic figures within a narrow leafy frame.
A small smiling figure in a broad coat and hat spreads both arms beneath the magazine’s large title.
A woman with a dark bob and spotted clothing occupies one side of a tall theatrical bill.
A dark-clothed man bends forward with his head lowered and hands behind his back.
A woman in profile holds an open paper beside oversized block lettering.
A woman raises one arm and extends one leg while balancing on a dark horse.
Two pale figures in broad coats and hats carry a printed magazine against a plain ground.
Two closely aligned profile heads face an open magazine with a printed contents page.
A woman with an ornate headpiece stands behind a round central disc bearing The Sun.
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