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 narrow multistorey house rises above a small stair and railing beside deep black walls.
Uneven houses, slanting supports and irregular rooflines crowd a steep urban passage.
A small man sits with knees drawn up amid a broad field of tiny pale flowers.
A broad human figure braces both hands beside a large chair while a tiny table and plant stand nearby.
Many small figures gather around stalls, performers and wheeled booths beneath bare trees.
A boat lies beneath high stone walls and rough riverside structures.
A hanging lamp casts a bright cone over figures gathered around a table.
A small horse act occupies the bright centre of a vast oval arena.
A solitary man descends pale steps beneath a bright circular streetlamp.
A tilted wagon passes among dark animal forms beneath a bright sky.
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