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 young woman appears within a spreading patterned garment, with a curved object to the right and flowing ornaments along the base.
A young man sits on a low bench beneath a small window.
A turbaned old man carries a basket crowded with lamps while children gather and women lean from windows.