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.
4 illustrations
Two women stand at the edge of a dark pool enclosed by pale stonework and flowering trees.
Two pale figures lie close together beside a pool enclosed by dense dark trees.
Two figures stand close together in the shade of dense trees, one lifting a circular instrument above the shoulder.
A small child sits upon a branch above dark water beneath a full moon.