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.
4 illustrations
Tiny winged beings and small animals gather beneath a twisted tree.
Three winged spirits spring around a tall flowering stem against an almost empty pale field.
A pointed blue cap and red wings distinguish the little figure perched on a fine thread.
A small figure sits within an elaborate curved vessel beside the edge of a huge yellow moon.