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 large bird bends its long neck towards young birds in a nest while one wing rises above its back.
Many small portrait medallions fill a large oval field, each enclosed by a circular inscription.
A small dragon-like body bends into a high looping neck with a pointed head and open wings.
Planetary signs, wings, a sun and moon surround three linked circles within a Latin inscription.