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.
10 illustrations
Columns compare vivid colour patches with subdued versions beside a dark vertical strip.
An orange square sits within a green field enclosed by purple.
Six white circles appear upon purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red fields.
A segmented wheel arranges named hues around a common centre.
A stylised blue flower and paired leaves rise within a pale pink panel bordered in dark blue.
Rows of coloured diamonds cross a muted patterned field.
Blue curling stems and four-petalled flowers interlock upon a bright yellow field.
A grid of coloured squares records green-blue, red, violet, white and dark tones.
A cut orange reveals bright segments, pale membranes and small seeds.
A flock of pale sheep stands beside still blue water beneath distant trees.
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