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
The figure turns its back to the viewer, raising both hands beside the head while long hair streams down around the body.
Concentric circles and radiating divisions fill a broad circular chart.
A pale bird flies beside the tangled branches of a great tree.
A woman in a long pale veil stands above the back of a dark chair with one arm curved over her head.