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 richly dressed company gathers upon broad garden steps beside peacocks.
Two figures ride a small vessel towards a tall sailing ship.
A young woman stands within a long embroidered veil above a green train.
A luminous winged figure appears beside a dark-haired prince in a wooded grotto.
A seated young traveller faces a large green lizard beneath a slender tree.
A young woman’s long golden hair falls towards the floor while two figures descend a ladder.
A young woman rests beneath a tree beside a red fox.
A woman in an ornate blue dress stands beside flowering shrubs and a stone balustrade.
A long-haired woman falls beside a pale rearing horse and a vertical wall of rock.
Two young figures stand among fruit trees and scattered leaves.
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