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 narrow orange zigzag struggles for prominence between broad wavering grey bands in this compact horizontal plate.
Three swords pierce a heart beneath clouds and slanting rain, without a human figure or landscape.
A seated figure with a soft halo holds one hand near his chest while the other rests low beside his folded legs.
A seated woman raises one hand beneath a large hooded serpent that arches around her head and shoulders.
An armed young man sits opposite an elderly figure beside a small table.
A man strides with one arm raised above his head and the other extended.
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