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.
22 illustrations
A kneeling woman pours water from two vessels, one into a pool and one upon the ground.
A standing figure raises a wand above a table carrying a cup, blade, staff and pentacle.
A veiled seated woman occupies the space between a dark and a light pillar, with a crescent near her feet.
A crowned woman sits beside a shield carrying the sign of Venus while grain and foliage fill the foreground.
A bearded crowned figure sits upon a severe throne decorated with ram heads, holding a staff and an orb.
A crowned religious figure sits between two pillars, raising one hand above two kneeling attendants.
Two unclothed figures stand beneath a large winged presence and a radiating sun.
An armoured figure stands within a canopied vehicle above two opposed sphinxes.
A woman bends towards a lion beneath an infinity sign, her hands placed near its open mouth.
A cloaked elder stands upon a rocky height holding a lantern in one hand and a staff in the other.
A great lettered wheel occupies the centre between winged creatures positioned at the corners.
A crowned seated figure holds an upright sword and a small balance between two pillars.
A man hangs by one foot from a branching wooden support, with the free leg bent across the suspended body.
An armoured skeletal rider advances upon a pale horse carrying a dark banner with a white flower.
A winged figure pours water between two cups while placing one foot upon land and one in a pool.
A horned winged figure sits above two smaller human forms joined by chains to a pedestal.
A bolt strikes the top of a tall tower as two figures fall towards the lower edges.
A moon with a human face hangs above two towers, two animals and a small creature rising from water.
A child rides a pale horse beneath an immense sun with a human face.
A winged figure sounds a trumpet above unclothed people rising from open rectangular enclosures.
A lightly dressed traveller steps near a rocky edge, holding a flower and a staff with a small bundle.
A draped figure stands within an oval wreath, holding a short wand in each hand.
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