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.
23 illustrations
Two women stand at the edge of a dark pool enclosed by pale stonework and flowering trees.
Paths divide a rectangular garden around a central house and a fountain or tank.
A formally dressed man raises his hat beside a large gnarled tree.
A small feather-capped figure hides between long tulip leaves and pale flowers.
A small fair-haired child stands on a branch beside a great dark crow.
A small child stands waist-deep beside two large swans while other birds perch and fly above.
A great dark crow perches beside a tree while a long red-and-white stocking hangs from the branch.
Two children look around a large tree trunk above a web of spreading roots.
A small child sits on mushrooms with pipes held to the mouth.
A small child in a pale winter coat stands beside an iron gate beneath snow-laden branches.
Delicate winged figures rest and lean together beneath a tree covered with orange flowers.
A crowd of little workers surrounds a steep-roofed cottage beneath snowy trees.
Low houses and shaded gardens line a village street with small figures in the foreground.
A tiered red-and-green pagoda rises behind masses of pale pink blossom.
Two pale birds with dark wings and long necks occupy the edge of a quiet ornamental pond.
A woman stands among tall orange-red lilies beside broad stone steps.
Long clusters of wistaria flowers hang above still water and a carefully arranged garden.
A curved bridge crosses a narrow garden stream between stone lanterns.
One woman carries a large dark parasol while her companion walks beneath a cloud of pink blossom.
Long hanging blossoms shade a veranda beside a broad reflective pond.
Rounded flowering shrubs spread across a low garden bank beside a tall stone lantern.
Two figures cross a small wooden bridge between stone lanterns.
Scarlet leaves rise above a roofed garden entrance beside a stone lantern.
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