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.
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Three bow-bearing centaurs turn toward the descending poets beside a river occupied by half-submerged figures, with a dark rocky height behind them.
An immense reclining figure rests among clouds beneath a dense canopy of decorative forms.