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.
6 illustrations
A long-haired woman bends towards lotus blossoms beneath a crescent moon.
A many-armed crowned deity sits within a halo of flame upon a ram.
A crowned male figure stands beside a long-haired woman at the edge of a pale landscape.
A small crowned figure sits upon a lotus rising above a reclining deity.
An armed man raises one hand beside a seated woman among lotus flowers.
A young woman bends beside a large white swan in a dark flowering garden.