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.
19 illustrations
Broad layered petals rise from a dark water surface surrounded by leaves.
A broad veined leaf, an open flower and a conspicuous perforated seed head fill the upper part of a comparative plate.
A tall male figure and a pale-robed woman raise their arms among curling red and dark forms.
A seated woman raises one hand beneath a large hooded serpent that arches around her head and shoulders.
A crowned figure sits upon a great lotus with several arms extending around the body and holding different attributes.
A cross-legged man holds one hand above a vertical sequence of circular symbols along the body.
A serene seated figure rests on a layered lotus pedestal against a deep blue ground.
A pale seated deity rests upon a lotus throne within a radiant multicoloured halo.
A pale fierce-faced figure sits before an immense halo of pink flames.
Six dark petals enclose a circular field containing a large seed syllable and a small aquatic creature.
Two interlocking triangles enclose a dark central region with a small white animal.
A large pale downward-pointing triangle fills the centre of a dark petalled ring.
A crowned, long-robed figure holds an axe upright in one hand and a lotus in the other.
A crowned four-armed figure rises from a scaled fish tail above an oval base.
A richly dressed woman sits on broad steps beside water and lotus flowers beneath palms.
Two figures cross a small wooden bridge between stone lanterns.
A long-haired woman bends towards lotus blossoms beneath a crescent moon.
A small crowned figure sits upon a lotus rising above a reclining deity.
An armed man raises one hand beside a seated woman among lotus flowers.
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