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 pale robed woman appears before two watching figures within a Japanese room.
A pale long-haired woman rises within a patterned robe above Japanese inscriptions.
An elaborately dressed company gathers beneath a wide red parasol beside the water.
A robed figure holds a large dark object beneath a tree beside stone steps.
A bearded man in a yellow robe stands above a writhing dragon amid swirling patterned forms.
A courtier stands beneath a great moon beside attendants and a waterside railing.
A small red-cloaked traveller climbs beside a bare tree above snow-covered huts.
A procession follows a snowy road beneath pine trees beside a broad stretch of water.
A red-robed monk emits a brilliant beam from his mouth while attendants watch.
An armoured warrior holds a sword amid a swirling mass of rats and dark shapes.
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