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.
16 illustrations
A standing guard holds a child before a seated ruler while two women reach into the space between them.
A standing Isis wears a disc between curved horns and lowers broad wings beside her body.
A pale-robed woman raises one hand as a seated woman holds an infant before a richly patterned court.
Isis bends towards a decorated chest aboard a boat, her dark drapery falling in long folds among oars, ropes and painted fittings.
A tall male figure and a pale-robed woman raise their arms among curling red and dark forms.
A seated solar figure raises one arm while a smaller woman reaches towards him from below.
A curved model boat carries figures around a central reclining body beneath a raised framework.
A crowned body lies within a long open chest while standing figures reach towards its separated parts.
Two kneeling figures face one another with long wings spread across the field and one arm raised.
A deeply modelled face fills the upper centre above a round seal bearing a standing female figure.
An elderly man in a long dark coat lifts both arms while his companion watches from behind.
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.
Tall pale columns and humanoid shapes crowd the dark space around several men.
A group of men gathers around an elderly speaker with an outstretched hand.
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