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
A woman lifts one arm above a seated prince whose ankles and wrists are restrained.
A great dark-winged figure stands before a luminous opening containing a kneeling woman.
A bent, darkly dressed woman climbs over the rail of a ship.
A young man lies on a purple carpet beside a seated woman in gold, blue and violet garments.