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.
7 illustrations
A woman in a white dress and rose-coloured drapery stretches her hands towards a star in a deep blue sky.
Two women stand at the edge of a dark pool enclosed by pale stonework and flowering trees.
A hooded old woman leans on a stick beside a queen in a light gown.
A young woman leans into an embrace beneath a canopy of flowers.
A queen faces forward between lion armrests, holding a sunflower and a staff, with a black cat below.
A young woman plays a violin before a broad mottled tree, surrounded by small blue flowers.
A woman with short curled hair wears a light gathered dress with flowers at the shoulder.
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