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.
33 illustrations
A richly dressed young woman looks down towards a pool enclosed by slender trees.
Two small figures hurry across an ornate bridge suspended above a pale landscape.
A young woman leans towards a richly dressed swineherd while attendants gather around them.
Seven serpentine heads extend across a garden towards a group of small human figures.
A hooded old woman leans on a stick beside a queen in a light gown.
A crowned young man extends his hands above a great fish dropping towards the water.
An immense eagle spreads its wings above a mountainous landscape and distant towers.
Small figures cluster within a compact woodland ornament beneath the contents list.
A young woman in a tall hat is surrounded by tiny dancing figures, with musicians playing small harps at either side.
Three winged spirits spring around a tall flowering stem against an almost empty pale field.
A dark-haired winged figure hovers beside a sleeping woman in a pale yellow dress.
A dark winged figure reaches towards a pale fairy floating above mountain slopes.
A pale woman stands beside a tall decorated bed while richly robed figures gather at the left.
Two richly robed figures face one another beneath a wide architectural arch.
Mounted figures move through a pale landscape towards a castle rising among rounded trees.
A young man turns away from a princess at a doorway surrounded by fantastic carved figures.
Three tall pale figures stand close together beneath diagonal strokes of snow.
Two small figures lean together where a great web stretches between hanging plants.
A young man in pink leans towards a woman in a yellow robe beside a pond and a willow tree.
Elaborately dressed figures and marine-looking forms gather under a great tree beside ornate buildings.
Two richly dressed figures lean together as a line of dark birds surrounds them against a pale sky.
A crowded company of oddly shaped figures fills the page with pink robes, dark hair and a huge pale-green face.
An old man sits high in a large tree whose branches burst into pink flowers.
A formally dressed man raises his hat beside a large gnarled tree.
Two dark-haired figures sit together near the foot of a tall pole beneath a wide suspended net.
Two richly dressed figures stand beside a great ox above a field of small birds.
A monkey tumbles among animated objects and attacking figures inside a furnished room.
A man stands below a raised shop floor while two seated figures attend to small dishes and coins.
Dark figures gesture beside a ship picture above a lower scene of a feast and scattering rats.
Three small figures look towards a pale palace beyond a great yellow-leaved tree.
Small long-limbed figures hurry through dark grass carrying rounded mushroom-like forms.
Two young figures stand among fruit trees and scattered leaves.
Two figures embrace beside a waterfall within a lush forest.
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