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.
6 illustrations
Round reflective eyes and exposed teeth dominate a skull-shaped face crossed by contrasting mosaic bands.
An elongated painted creature carries a dorsal fin and a projecting tail joined by visible cords.
Several faces meet beneath a high irregular crest pierced by many small openings.
A rounded head is flanked by two immense ears above a long narrow trunk.
A broad face opens into a huge dark mouth framed by curved fangs and densely worked ornament.
A pale face with painted dark eyes appears within an enclosure of radiating folds.
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