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.
52 illustrations
A crowned king holds a large white duck against his chest.
Two adults raise their arms beneath an arc of ten cups as two children dance beside a distant home and stream.
Two children meet among flower-filled cups in a paved garden enclosed by buildings.
Jesus sits on a low step with children gathered close around his knees as mothers and other adults approach with infants.
Children reach towards the fruit of a branching tree above a broad stylised plant with an enclosed central figure.
A central panel names Tractatus de Fascinatione, its author Christian Frommann and the year 1674.
A bearded man bends over several motionless younger bodies on the floor of a dark room lit through a barred window.
A bearded seated man is surrounded by younger figures inside a bare chamber lit through a high barred opening.
A seated man and several younger figures huddle in a dim chamber beneath a narrow barred window.
A fair-haired child in a pale ruffled costume sits in a small upholstered chair with gilded curves.
A solitary bearded man stands on sand with a long gun across his body and a pack behind his shoulder.
A small child in white hangs lightly against a pale wash of leaves and tall stems.
A youthful figure and a bearded elder sit close together beneath an overhanging tree.
A child sleeps beneath patterned covers in a garden-like setting of trees and small flowers.
A tall robed figure carries a small child beneath an architectural opening.
A small winged figure emerges among broad flowers, patterned leaves and long diagonal strands.
A dark-robed woman floats within an oval of golden light.
A woman bends forward beside a group of children in a domestic interior.
A seated woman tends a child near smoke or flame while another raises a small body beside a rocky fire.
A long dark figure stands above two pale children enclosed by curling lines and feather-like patterns.
A tall robed figure holds a long upright object while a pale child leans beside him.
A small dark-haired woman glides through a nearly empty sky above a fine bare branch.
A tall dark figure spreads great feathered wings while holding a long sword vertically.
Children gather on snow-covered ground beside a building.
A woman and two children gather beside a grave beneath the spreading branches of a tree.
Two small children stand on a broad pink bridge above winding blue water.
A great winged figure bends forward with lowered head and arms held close to the body.
The Infanta stands among richly dressed children beneath a hanging canopy and dense foliage.
A kneeling child looks down into long grass beside another resting figure.
Two children look around a large tree trunk above a web of spreading roots.
A small child sits high among pale blossoms while another looks out from below.
Women and children gather on the grass beneath large trees while more figures fill the open space behind.
A large winged figure spreads its arms above two children crossing an uneven riverside path.
A turbaned old man carries a basket crowded with lamps while children gather and women lean from windows.
A group of small children hurries between enormous contorted tree trunks beneath a dense canopy.
A tall red-haired woman rises among a circle of small swimming children.
Two children meet beneath an open stone archway leading into a flower-filled garden.
A tall woman addresses a boy among a group of children in a garden.
A standing swordsman faces a seated woman and children inside a screened room.
Four pale swans fly past a dark cliff above still water.
A small golden-haired figure reaches towards an apple-laden tree above a decorated vessel.
A bearded traveller in a dark cloak and broad hat carries a long staff.
A dark-cloaked figure lifts a horn beside a seated guardian and a gnarled tree.
A long-haired woman arches backwards with a spear crossing her body.
An armoured figure lies upon a long curved support above sharp black flames.
A company of armed mounted women emerges from pale clouds and tangled branches.
A wolf and a great serpent spring across a black field above the section title.
An armoured rider raises a sword while a pale horse leaps through golden flames.
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