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.
6 illustrations
A gigantic bearded face looks down above two much smaller travellers.
A great eagle lifts a flowing-robed woman above the watching figures below.
Two smiths bend over a bright forge surrounded by extraordinary objects and curling ornamental forms.
A tall heavily veiled figure is prepared by a small company beneath decorated arches.
A radiant young man stands amid a great company with arrows scattered around his feet.
An armoured figure advances through a densely packed company of gods, dwarfs and other creatures.
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