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.
4 illustrations
Two fish swim in opposite directions beneath a harbour of sailing vessels in Redgrove's Plate 2, captioned as an emblem of body, soul and spirit.
An elderly ferryman braces against a long oar in a small boat, its bow rising among churning waves beneath a dark rock wall.
A stag with branching antlers faces a unicorn beneath the trees.
A series of enclosing forms carries labels for soul, ego, personality, memory, body and aura.