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.
5 illustrations
A small robed figure stands upon a rough rock beside a prominent inscribed placard.
A dense network of roads and waterways divides the map into named districts.
A broad urban plan spreads around waterways, streets and carefully divided districts.
A pale robed woman bends over a sleeping man while another figure watches.
Two robed dancers gesture towards one another with raised arms.