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.
9 illustrations
A boy scrambles through an open doorway while boots fly around him.
A seated man holds a large black cat while a woman watches from the foreground.
Two figures raise their arms towards a stranded sailing ship beside the beach.
A small boy rides a lively dark pony through open country.
A young boy stands beside a bearded man in a long robe upon the deck of a vessel.
A huge tusked animal stands beside a ship while a group of armed men gathers below.
Two robed crowned figures stand beside a doorway overlooking a distant seated queen.
A young crowned woman draws a bow beside watching men and another archer.
Two children in improvised costumes brandish toy weapons upon a staircase.
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