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.
3 illustrations
A large bird spreads its wings across a tiled room beside an elaborately dressed princess.
A great curling figure spreads luminous patterns across a black star-filled sky above small flowers.
An immense black bird spreads its wings over a pale-robed woman beside rough rocks.