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.
27 illustrations
A young woman stands at a decorated doorway beneath a bright round moon.
Two small figures hurry across an ornate bridge suspended above a pale landscape.
A young woman raises one hand between a wild-haired flying figure and a crouching prince.
Griset's winged Baital springs away from Raja Vikram and his son into a night crowded with grotesque creatures.
After another escape and recapture, Vikram decides that walking while solving the Baital's riddles may be confusing him.
Bose crowds the figures together at a dark opening, with lowered bodies and ready bows suggesting vigilance rather than a grand public escape.
Flame and architecture frame Hanuman’s swift movement through Lanka.
On the shore a kneeling traveller faces a bearded elder while his companion stands behind him.
Lot presses forward with a daughter on either arm while his wife stands alone behind them, looking towards the burning city.
A winged pursuer stretches toward a falling or diving human figure above the dark, disturbed surface of the pit.
Two winged figures grapple above a dark pool while the travellers remain small on a high ledge to the left.
The travellers descend beneath a sheer cliff as winged pursuers crowd the space above their route.
A child extends a shallow dish towards a bird perched high on a tree trunk.
An elongated pale face appears among flowers, small figures and intricate ornamental forms.
Three figures lean towards a marble floor within a dark interior.
An immense winged creature stands behind a woman and a surprised traveller.
A man and woman cling beside a great winged creature amid breaking water.
A running hare changes direction just ahead of two stretched greyhounds.
A hare stops before a damaged wooden gate while three figures spread their arms on the other side.
A tall woman stands above a crouching figure while other people gather in the dark interior.
A man in travelling clothes catches a woman falling backwards near a small table.
Seabirds cross the foreground above a small boat and open water while smoke rises from a distant wooded summit.
A strong figure carries two companions through pale clouds above a distant landscape.
A warrior stands on a high terrace above a mass of armed opponents.
A young woman’s long golden hair falls towards the floor while two figures descend a ladder.
A climber raises his arms beneath a row of figures upon a high rocky ridge.
A small creature clings to a great tree above dark blue water.
27 plates
22 plates
4 plates
24 plates
10 plates
10 plates
