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.
5 illustrations
Olaf and his father notice a persistent dull-red light ahead of their sloop and first take it for a mock sun or mirage.
Two great circular companies of winged figures surround two small observers on a cloud.
A small triangle occupies the centre of a great circular sunburst.
Two roughly drawn circles share a vertical axis with cardinal letters around their edges.
A narrow gallery and wooden balustrade overlook a sunlit inner court.