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.
7 illustrations
A young woman stands beside a bearded figure beneath a tree.
A red-clothed fairy rides upon foaming waves beside a broad nautilus shell.
A small winged figure bows before a tall flower-fairy while another fairy watches.
Small winged figures gather beside a dark stream between rocks.
A bearded fairy works upon pale snowflakes while a taller winged companion stands behind him.
A startled spider hangs upon thin threads beneath leaves and scattered bright drops.
A dark-haired child sits across the open pages of an immense book while characters peer around its edges.
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