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 woman in a white head covering and purple robe stands beneath flowering branches beside a hanging red lantern.
A man strides with one arm raised above his head and the other extended.
A pale multi-storey pavilion reflects in a quiet pond below distant wooded hills.
Two young figures sit close together on a small wheeled seat in deep evening blue.
A dark-haired woman in a red garment bends slightly beneath a child resting against her back.
Soft pink and white blossom fills a sloping garden above a pale curved path.
A tall asymmetrical branch with red flowers and green leaves rises from a shallow dish.
A small boat carries a high rust-red sail beside a wooden jetty and low waterfront buildings.
A bespectacled man in a dark robe leans over a low table covered with pale fragments and small tools.
Wooden buildings, landing steps and small boats line a narrow stretch of water.
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