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.
6 illustrations
Two figures lift a long rectangular lid above a chest containing a smaller reclining form.
A seated figure folds both arms before a curved, draped counter supporting nine cups.
Two children meet among flower-filled cups in a paved garden enclosed by buildings.
A crowned figure reclines within a dark heated chamber beside a vessel of water.
A tall, cloaked figure stands beside an elderly man seated at a work table in a stone chamber.
A pale-robed woman descends an enclosed garden path with a round vessel in one hand.
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