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.
2 illustrations
A slender standing figure raises one arm beside a tall cylindrical, plume-like headdress, while the other hand rests across the body.
Two exceptionally tall parallel plumes rise above a standing figure whose arm bends forward.