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.
7 illustrations
A man peers into a large room furnished with a tall four-poster bed.
A pale turreted house rises behind an ornate iron gate and dark trees.
Several men gather around an animal within a high dark interior.
Two formally dressed men greet one another beside a watching woman.
A young woman leans backwards while a man supports her and another peers through a doorway.
A seated man turns towards an older woman standing beside a cluttered table.
A barefoot man holds a candle and a firearm while peering into a dark room.