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.
10 illustrations
A curly-haired young face turns upwards beneath a dark clouded background.
A woman in a long gathered dress and pale head covering carries a broad basket beside dark foliage.
A lightly clothed dancer leans backwards above a tightrope while holding an immense patterned parasol.
A young woman with a pale head covering looks anxiously upwards.
A man in a broad dark hat and loose robe turns towards the viewer with a narrow smile.
A woman in a loose pale blouse sits behind a mass of fruit and vegetables beside an old doorway.
A nude woman holds a long broom-like staff while an elderly figure attends to her from behind.
A bare-chested man is bound beneath an enormous descending blade while small rats gather around him.
A broad face with heavy brows and a distorted grin emerges from deep shadow.
A muscular man in a torn loincloth is tied upright beside a dark stone doorway.
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