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.
13 illustrations
A young woman leans towards a richly dressed swineherd while attendants gather around them.
A man drives a team of horses across a field while another approaches holding a hatchet.
A long-haired young woman stands beside a tall, heavily layered bed.
A man bends close to a reclining woman upon a bare coastal landscape.
A standing voyager spreads his arms beside the great reddish sail of a canoe.
A climber raises his arms beneath a row of figures upon a high rocky ridge.
Two figures embrace beside a waterfall within a lush forest.
An immense bird sweeps into a rocky opening above two waiting men.
A strong figure leans backwards while pulling upon a line from a canoe.
A man stands upon a rock facing dancers rising above the water.
A seated woman reaches towards a young man above a broad rainbow.
Figures on a rocky shore watch a luminous form rise across the sunset sea.
A figure hangs from the roots of a coastal tree above the waves.
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