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.
11 illustrations
An immense eagle spreads its wings above a mountainous landscape and distant towers.
A crowned traveller in a blue cloak walks between trees whose trunks form distorted faces.
Birds, beasts and fantastic faces interweave among dark branches and curling plants.
A small creature clings to a great tree above dark blue water.
A small boy faces a pale horse upon a narrow woodland path.
A pursuing boy races around a broad tree behind a flying figure.
A man raises a stone above a frightened dog upon a bare path.
A woman clings to the branches of a tree while snarling wolves gather below.
A huge ragged man races across a pale landscape with his coat streaming behind him.
A crowned figure and a young woman ride together within immense curling waves.
A thin elderly woman in a ragged red garment carries a staff beside several animals.
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