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.
14 illustrations
Edward Kelley and a companion stand inside a ritual circle while a shrouded figure appears in a moonlit churchyard.
A gesturing figure faces an assembled company beneath a tumult of airborne bodies and winged forms.
A standing witch-finder appears between two seated women while named animal familiars occupy the foreground.
An opened rectangular box exposes a small mechanism under the lid and a broad flap extending from one side.
A hand holds a coin across the middle fingers while the outer fingers press against its edges.
Two circular geometric patterns divide a tabletop into rings and smaller fields.
A seated young man opens his mouth while a performer holds a wand beside his face.
A performer stands behind a volunteer with a wand directed towards the man’s back.
A large Union Jack spreads in folds from a slender staff.
Five upright loop diagrams compare separate rings, linked rings, a long loop and a knotted-looking result.
Six upright tubes numbered I to VI stand upon a slab supported by low trestles.
A domed wire cage stands on short feet beneath a lifting ring, with small compartments projecting from its lower sides.
A heavy female figure is carried through the air by grotesque companions while a cat raises a parasol above the company.
Two tall, robed figures face one another within a richly patterned rectangular frame.
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