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 monk-like figure stands on the deck of a boat while a huge dark wave rises into pale fantastic shapes.
An armoured monkey hero lifts a long red staff across an immense pale moon.
A pale seated woman seems almost to dissolve into the background beneath the moon.
A young woman in blue, pink and patterned robes moves above banks of golden clouds.
A tattooed man in a patterned robe sits beside a low wooden platform beneath drooping willow branches.
A seated figure with flowing white garments and a radiant circular halo looks down from a rocky island.
A richly patterned robe spreads around a masked theatrical figure holding a long weapon against a deep blue ground.
A woman with elaborate dark hair holds one hand near her mouth while pale garments cross her shoulders.
A muscular child with dark hair and a checked sash bends towards a monkey and a white rabbit.
A white-robed elderly figure appears above a seated courtier on a wooden veranda.
A richly dressed young woman rises among attendants and curling clouds while an elderly man kneels below.
A woman in a pale robe with a vivid red lining stands before moonlit foliage.
A ragged man carrying an axe stands upon a rocky ledge and points towards the enormous yellow moon.
An armoured figure with a white-maned helmet sits beneath a small moon.
A long-haired woman in white and red stands behind a pale green screen with dark ornamental edges.
A man in a dark patterned coat raises a tall standard beside an immense wall of orange fire.
A warrior with an elaborate gold-and-black helmet rests against a tree above a moonlit lake.
A bearded monk in a red robe sits beneath a rocky opening edged with leaves.
A pale fox folds its body into a rounded resting pose within a nest-like hollow.
Two richly dressed figures grapple with drawn swords beneath a snow-covered pine.
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