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.
42 illustrations
A long fish-like body rises beside a many-tiered gate above curling waves.
Two fish swim in opposite directions beneath a harbour of sailing vessels in Redgrove's Plate 2, captioned as an emblem of body, soul and spirit.
A fierce snowstorm drives Olaf Jansen and his father northward among the icebergs, threatening to capsize their fishing sloop.
Hoori meets the sea god's daughter in a realm beneath the water.
Olaf and his father are received by the Great High Priest, ruler of the inner continent, in a hall described as gold and jewels.
On the attempted return through the southern opening of Emerson's inner world, Olaf's father warns of an immense white obstruction ahead.
Two rose-coloured clouds appear against separate dark panels.
A crowned young man extends his hands above a great fish dropping towards the water.
One orange form streams forward with finger-like extensions, while the other turns its curling arms around a central mass.
A grasping brown projection and a cloud of inward hooks show two forms of desire in the authors' moral scheme.
Two forms compare mourners whom the authors describe as equally close to the deceased but differently prepared to understand death.
A crowned king sits on a throne surrounded by waves, holding a cup and sceptre, with a fish and ship nearby.
A page beside water looks at a small fish rising from the cup held in one hand.
A broad-bodied cuttlefish appears above two views of a more elongated squid.
An octopus spreads long, curling arms towards two fish near the lower edge of the scene.
A fish-clad standing figure appears beside an oval enclosing a smaller upright form.
Twelve numbered zodiac designs combine animals, figures and objects with polished gem settings.
A tortoise and fish appear above a seated smiling figure, a dragon device, a triple-bladed charm and objects hung from cords.
A frog-topped ring, ram’s head, bell, fish, bird and several inscribed gems fill a numbered comparative page.
The travellers stand beside seated figures whose bent arms and hands work against their exposed bodies on the rocky floor.
Sea-nymphs rise among long seaweed stems beside a small hanging bell.
A cloaked rider carries a young woman on a pale horse among underwater rocks and creatures.
Broad pale lobes frame two enormous concentric eyes above a projecting mouth.
A long fish skin covers the back of a standing figure, its open head rising over the human face.
A crowned four-armed figure rises from a scaled fish tail above an oval base.
Four separate portraits are arranged in a rectangular group.
A seated woman spreads a broad patterned skirt beneath a red disc containing a fantastic fish.
A small traveller holds a rope beneath a broad red sail as his boat tips over curling water.
A slender musician plays a long flute while balanced on the back of a fish-like vessel.
A pale woman stands within a broad mesh that spreads like a skirt around her body.
A small fisherman stands with a knife beside an immense upright shadow.
Two figures dance close together beneath a round moon hanging among curled branches.
A tiny figure lifts a round form above a bright yellow disc, surrounded by rings of blue and green.
A small boat with a curved shelter floats under dark branches beside a quiet shore.
A great muscular figure rises above a tiny man crouched beside the water.
A strong figure stands above the decorated prow of a canoe, holding a long line across a patterned sky.
A muscular figure braces above curling waves with a line drawn tight across the scene.
A bearded figure in a long patterned robe stands beneath a starry arch while serpent-like creatures curl beside the shoulders and feet.
Large fish lie on a low raised counter while a dog stretches its muzzle towards them.
A dark fish struggles upwards through long white streams of falling water.
A pale diver descends beside a long curling dragon towards a bright pearl.
A seated man watches a carp pushing through a narrow opening in a frozen pond.
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