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 swimmer stretches beneath dark blue water below the hull of a large wooden boat.
A huge drooping willow shades a man beside the water while a small woman stands beyond its roots.
A seated man watches a carp pushing through a narrow opening in a frozen pond.
Pale ghostly bodies, animal faces and monstrous heads overlap in a dense vertical crowd.
Officials sit in a formal chamber while a kneeling man presents a yellow container before them.
Two women kneel near a young priest before a large gilded Buddha and a row of smaller figures.
A warrior stands on a high terrace above a mass of armed opponents.
A small boat passes over quiet water beside a sandy shore and dark pine trees.
A high snow-covered peak rises above rocks, pines and a small waterfall.
A vast flowering tree towers above a small shrine while a dark figure clings to its branches.
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