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.
11 illustrations
A richly armoured rider reaches upward towards a princess leaning from a window.
An astonished young man approaches a richly dressed woman standing at a flower-covered doorway.
A young woman raises one hand between a wild-haired flying figure and a crouching prince.
A crowned king holds a large white duck against his chest.
A young woman holds a shaggy lion skin against a dark opening surrounded by flame-like lines.
A young woman stands beside a richly dressed man under patterned hangings.
A long dark figure stands above two pale children enclosed by curling lines and feather-like patterns.
A cloaked rider crosses a dark slope with hair and fabric streaming behind.
Two dark-haired figures sit together near the foot of a tall pole beneath a wide suspended net.
A bearded figure in a long patterned robe stands beneath a starry arch while serpent-like creatures curl beside the shoulders and feet.
Two long-robed men face each other across a narrow black doorway, their raised arms and swords almost mirror images.
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