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 seated woman looks directly towards the viewer beneath a broad pale wrap.
An older man with small round spectacles and an exceptionally long white beard sits in a dark suit.
A seated woman with short waved hair wears a dark high-collared dress and rests one hand beneath her chin.
Several caricatured figures struggle behind a partly drawn curtain decorated with occult signs.