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.
9 illustrations
Thin stems branch above a broad fan of long pointed leaves.
A low fan of long leaves supports many branching stems of buds and small flowers.
Long stems radiate from a single centre towards pointed leaves and small clustered flowers.
A tall central flower rises above a radial cluster of spear-shaped leaves.
Thin stems carry open star-shaped blooms above a dense cluster of round leaves.
A heavy rounded flowerhead bends above serrated leaves and several smaller buds.
Small open flowers spread along a tall branching stem above a radial base of leaves.
A compact clump of stems carries round open flowers beside closed buds.
A broad flower of overlapping pointed petals fills the centre of a low spreading plant.
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