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.
20 illustrations
A pale seated woman seems almost to dissolve into the background beneath the moon.
Broad layered petals rise from a dark water surface surrounded by leaves.
A young woman bends among flowers beside a slender tree, holding a small gathering of blossoms.
Three winged spirits spring around a tall flowering stem against an almost empty pale field.
A cross-legged man holds one hand above a vertical sequence of circular symbols along the body.
A woman with elaborate dark hair holds one hand near her mouth while pale garments cross her shoulders.
A small figure stands beside a low garden wall beneath an enormous tree covered in pale blossoms.
An old man sits high in a large tree whose branches burst into pink flowers.
Small open flowers spread along a tall branching stem above a radial base of leaves.
A compact clump of stems carries round open flowers beside closed buds.
A small child sits high among pale blossoms while another looks out from below.
Soft pink and white blossom fills a sloping garden above a pale curved path.
A tiered red-and-green pagoda rises behind masses of pale pink blossom.
Long clusters of wistaria flowers hang above still water and a carefully arranged garden.
A curved bridge crosses a narrow garden stream between stone lanterns.
One woman carries a large dark parasol while her companion walks beneath a cloud of pink blossom.
Long hanging blossoms shade a veranda beside a broad reflective pond.
A vast flowering tree towers above a small shrine while a dark figure clings to its branches.
A long-haired woman bends towards lotus blossoms beneath a crescent moon.
Large pale blossoms rise above a horizontal railing and flowing bands of water.
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