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.
10 illustrations
A company of fantastic beings gathers before a dark cave beside an immense tree.
Two richly dressed figures stand beside a great ox above a field of small birds.
A monkey tumbles among animated objects and attacking figures inside a furnished room.
Grotesque beings kneel and bow before a seated armed company beside a heap of treasure.
A bow-bearing warrior confronts a crouching creature with a snake-like tail.
Large fish lie on a low raised counter while a dog stretches its muzzle towards them.
A man stands below a raised shop floor while two seated figures attend to small dishes and coins.
A dark fish struggles upwards through long white streams of falling water.
A fantastic figure rises beside the great bell while onlookers recoil near the temple steps.
A bearded crowned figure emerges from curling waves beside a boat carrying an armed visitor.
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