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.
7 illustrations
A crowned ruler looks down from a high balcony over ranks of armed men.
The leader’s raised gesture gathers a dispersed company into an answering host.
A woman holding an infant rides a donkey led by a man with a staff.
A bearded man is drawn in profile with short hair and a decorated collar.
Fierce faces and overlapping bodies crowd a narrow carved relief.
A neat diagonal line of tiny soldiers hangs in the air beneath orange pods and broad green leaves.
A crowned ruler and richly dressed company surround the seated young prince.
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