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.
8 illustrations
A bearded figure crouches within a great golden circle and extends one arm towards the darkness below.
A long serpent coils across the pale page between the words Europe and Prophecy.
A dark-cloaked figure bends towards a smaller body beneath the heading Preludium.
Two pale women stand facing forward beneath the extended wings of a dark central figure.
A woman sits beside a blazing hearth while another figure crouches low in the foreground.
A dark-coated man carries a bell before a wall while a woman raises both arms beside him.
Two pale bodies lie closely together within a broad curling enclosure.
A red-robed figure sits behind an open book with a great dark wing spread to either side.
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