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.
6 illustrations
A broad domed building stands between tall minarets above a dense cluster of smaller roofs.
Pale domes, towers and deep arches rise against a blue night scattered with small lights.
Carriages and pedestrians gather before a monumental building with a pillared entrance and circular upper colonnade.
A round domed pavilion stands upon steps beside slender trees.
Four buildings range from a compact city block to a domed complex, twin-towered entrance and monumental street facade.
A long terrace of trees and domed buildings stretches beneath a bright sunset.