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.
25 illustrations
A long scaled dragon curves through deeply worked clouds beside part of a bronze structure.
A scaled dragon fills a circular field of rounded clouds and fine lines.
A long fish-like body rises beside a many-tiered gate above curling waves.
A large scaled dragon extends its claws among clouds above a band of deeply curved waves.
A row of massive columns carries dragons in high relief beneath an elaborate roof.
Two long-bodied creatures occupy a shallow rectangular relief around a central circular form.
A broad inclined stone covered with dragons and cloud forms lies between two stairways.
A narrow inscribed tablet occupies a recessed shrine surrounded by decorated pillars and hanging ornament.
Several scaled dragons interlace across a broad rectangular panel edged with a narrow border.
A long dragon stretches across a crescent-shaped tile within a double raised border.
A large ringed instrument rises above sculpted dragon supports beside another wheeled mechanism.
A seated emperor faces forward beneath a court hat and voluminous ceremonial robes.
Dragon heads and curling bodies form an elaborate frame around a small suspended bell.
A raised dragon curves within a circular tile whose rim remains visible against the dark background.
A dragon fills a square textile panel above waves and dense ornamental patterns.
A long dragon coils inside a circular field of clouds, waves and repeated ornament.
A winding dragon is lifted above a company of men holding long poles.
A slender carved column rises above a balustraded platform beneath a projecting ornamental capital.
A tall narrow inscription is enclosed by an ornate gilded frame beside other altar objects.
A long racing boat carries rows of paddlers beneath tall standards amid crowded smaller vessels.
Two armoured guardians bow beside a central cup below a towering cross of light.
A winged two-headed figure stands above dragons between symbolic plants.
Two winged dragons twist towards one another within a dark oval field.
Two long-necked winged creatures face one another above a knot of interlaced tails.
A pale serpentine apparition rises among palm trees above a mass of small dark figures.
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