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
An oval of pink, gold, pale blue and green is surrounded by a brilliant field and outward-projecting rays.
A faint upright person stands within an oval of blue, red, green and pale gold.
Red, blue, green and gold polygons repeat across a horizontal band above a broad purple field.