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.
19 illustrations
A winged figure pours water between two cups while placing one foot upon land and one in a pool.
A standing man holds a tall staff wound with flowers, drawing the attention of a gathering beside him.
A crowned king sits on a throne surrounded by waves, holding a cup and sceptre, with a fish and ship nearby.
A queen seated beside water studies an ornate covered cup, with carved figures on her tall throne.
A knight wearing a winged helmet holds a cup while riding a pale horse beside a winding stream.
A page beside water looks at a small fish rising from the cup held in one hand.
Two adults raise their arms beneath an arc of ten cups as two children dance beside a distant home and stream.
A seated figure folds both arms before a curved, draped counter supporting nine cups.
A cloaked traveller leaves eight standing cups and climbs toward rocky heights beneath a moon.
A silhouetted figure reaches toward seven cups suspended in clouds, holding different fantastic objects.
Two children meet among flower-filled cups in a paved garden enclosed by buildings.
A dark-cloaked figure looks toward three fallen cups while two remain upright behind.
A seated figure folds both arms beneath a tree as a hand from a cloud offers a fourth cup.
Three figures raise cups together among flowers and fruit beneath the numeral III.
Two facing figures hold cups beneath intertwined serpents and a winged lion's head.
A hand from a cloud supports a cup beneath a descending dove, with streams falling into lily-covered water.
A crowned Osiris stands among richly dressed courtiers gathered around an open chest.
Three cups labelled A, B and C stand in a row on a decorated conjuring table.
An open hand displays a small ball retained near the base of the fingers.
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