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.
12 illustrations
A small animal leans over the top of a deep well while another stands far below near the water.
A small elaborately dressed animal kneels before a much larger richly robed ruler.
Two long-legged birds wear extravagant patterned garments and carry delicate accessories.
Animals in elaborate clothes gather around a raised royal seat.
Armed animal figures move together beneath dark trees and curling branches.
Two small children stand on a broad pink bridge above winding blue water.
Coloured elephants carry towers and rounded compartments filled with fantastically dressed birds.
Elongated birds and animal-headed figures clash around a winding stretch of water.
A young armed figure stands beside a tall bird-like companion above a great coiled creature.
Small brightly dressed animals stand beside icy water beneath snow-covered trees and distant houses.
A fine route line crosses a broad map of mountains, settlements and borders.
A route line runs through a map labelled Siberia, Manchuria, Mongolia and Inner Mongolia.
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