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 young man braces himself against a tree while holding a great pale swan.
A seated young woman is surrounded by richly dressed companions in a garden.
A crowned young man extends his hands above a great fish dropping towards the water.
A young man grasps the beard of a long-robed magician and pulls him violently forward.