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.
33 illustrations
Two unclothed figures stand beneath a large winged presence and a radiating sun.
Mazumdar draws Radha and Krishna close together beneath the dark shelter of trees.
A sword-bearing angel stands in a break of dazzling light while two human figures bend away beneath the trees.
Several men sleep upon dark ground beneath trees while a solitary upright figure remains visible in a brighter opening further within the garden.
Low stone remains and a small carved figure occupy a shaded rocky site beneath overhanging trees.
A woman holding a tall water vessel faces a kneeling elder beside stone steps.
A small winged figure climbs a dark wooded height while water, plains and cloud spread far beyond it.
A woman stands facing a robed traveller within a quiet stand of tall, slender trees.
A long line of robed figures passes beside dark trees and low water, their bodies lit against the shadowed wood.
Two robed figures stand close together under spreading branches, with a pale strip of distant sky visible beyond them.
Two travellers stand before a scattered gathering of figures beneath a steep wooded cliff.
A young man lies beneath trees while a woman approaches with outstretched arms.
A horse-drawn vehicle passes along a pale road beneath bare trees and a stark gallows.
Three figures confront one another beneath the bare branches of a moonlit grove.
A tall robed figure sits on a pale mount beneath a canopy of trees.
A half-draped figure raises one arm beneath a dark canopy of trees.
Armed animal figures move together beneath dark trees and curling branches.
A broad group dressed in white gathers beneath leafy trees around a seated woman.
A crowd of little workers surrounds a steep-roofed cottage beneath snowy trees.
A tall pale figure stands among dark trees beneath monkeys gathered in the upper branches.
A small pale figure shines among dark interlacing branches above a crouching monkey.
Women and children gather on the grass beneath large trees while more figures fill the open space behind.
Several figures meet at the steps of a large garden house beneath branching trees.
A pale winged figure stands beside two travellers while one points across an open field.
Two broad landscapes place small classical figures beneath dense trees.
A young woman sits beneath trees in a quiet landscape while a small winged figure appears above her.
A blue-robed man raises both hands towards trees engulfed in orange flames.
Many small figures gather around stalls, performers and wheeled booths beneath bare trees.
A tall square tower rises above clustered village buildings.
Two young figures stand among fruit trees and scattered leaves.
A small child sits upon a branch above dark water beneath a full moon.
A robed figure holds a large dark object beneath a tree beside stone steps.
A winding river cuts through a bare valley beneath black, branching trees.
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