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.
7 illustrations
A woman in a large dark hat and heavy coat holds a small paper while another dark figure recedes behind her.
A woman raises a rectangular Black & White sign while balancing above a curved globe.
A small smiling figure in a broad coat and hat spreads both arms beneath the magazine’s large title.
A dark-clothed man bends forward with his head lowered and hands behind his back.
A woman in profile holds an open paper beside oversized block lettering.
Two pale figures in broad coats and hats carry a printed magazine against a plain ground.
Two closely aligned profile heads face an open magazine with a printed contents page.