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 crowned traveller in a blue cloak walks between trees whose trunks form distorted faces.
Birds, beasts and fantastic faces interweave among dark branches and curling plants.
A small creature clings to a great tree above dark blue water.
A small boy faces a pale horse upon a narrow woodland path.
A pursuing boy races around a broad tree behind a flying figure.
A man raises a stone above a frightened dog upon a bare path.
A woman clings to the branches of a tree while snarling wolves gather below.
A huge ragged man races across a pale landscape with his coat streaming behind him.
A crowned figure and a young woman ride together within immense curling waves.
A thin elderly woman in a ragged red garment carries a staff beside several animals.
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