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
Four men sit around a table while a fifth figure watches from the doorway.
Two clothed travellers stand among dense trees before crouching and approaching figures.
A man braces a firearm against the side of a small boat.
Robed figures assemble around a raised table while one lifts a hand above the gathering.
A reclining body lies on a raised bier beneath sparse palm-like trees.
A seated man raises his hands and turns from a table as pale figures gather in the darkness beyond.
A company of men and women stands beside a high parapet.
An immense winged creature stands behind a woman and a surprised traveller.
Two small figures sit together behind the neck of an immense winged creature.
A man and woman cling beside a great winged creature amid breaking water.
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