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.
4 illustrations
A long-haired woman stands in a boat at the edge of a moonlit lake, reaching towards a man who raises both hands.
A small child stands against a dark rising form with one arm extended towards a hanging golden object.
A swimmer stretches beneath dark blue water below the hull of a large wooden boat.
The broad curved hull and golden bird ornament rise above small boats on still water.
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