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.
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An armoured monkey hero lifts a long red staff across an immense pale moon.
A young woman in blue, pink and patterned robes moves above banks of golden clouds.
A ragged man carrying an axe stands upon a rocky ledge and points towards the enormous yellow moon.