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
Black curling water and sweeping pale lines surround a small sailing ship.
Several figures sit beneath a bright rectangular window while a vast dark silhouette stretches across the foreground.
Two long pointed windows contain radiant haloed figures.
Small figures work among pale fields beneath a large tree and a dark sun.
A small female figure stretches one hand towards a high banister while descending a narrow staircase.
A small bright sun sends sharp rays across a black field scattered with dark and pale planets.
Several figures sit and stand around a vase crowded with flowers and leaves.
A single bent figure moves along a broad curved bridge above low buildings.
A small human body hangs from a tall angular beam against long diagonal bands of light.
A wide-eyed face with a toothy grin looms above a rounded drum held in long dark fingers.
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