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.
10 illustrations
A small boy dances hand in hand with a tall flowing woman beside a moonlit window.
A fair-haired boy kneels upon his bed beneath a small skylight.
A running boy holds the hand of a tall woman whose dark hair streams behind her.
Two children meet beneath an open stone archway leading into a flower-filled garden.
A small child lies upon the floor of a dark columned church.
A small child stands before a tall crowned woman in a deep green dress.
A fair-haired boy sits upon a wooden chair with a smiling baby in his lap.
A small boy reaches towards the bridle of a large chestnut horse.
A barefoot girl approaches a bright opening among leafy branches.
A fair-haired boy sits upon a broad branch below a crescent moon.
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