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.
9 illustrations
Large curling letters spread across a blue upper panel while small figures move among delicate branches.
A long serpent crosses a blue band at the foot of the page, carrying small figures along its curving body.
A slender crowned figure stands beneath two immense dark wings with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other.
A small curved embryonic form is shown beside a large rounded sac within an enclosing outline.
A compact curved form with prominent head and segmented trunk lies within surrounding membranes beside a rounded sac.
Tilted gravestones and low tombs crowd a cemetery beneath leafless branches.
A small winged child advances before a tall black skeleton with long angular limbs.
A tall seated skeleton appears within a narrow cliff-like enclosure above a densely packed mound of pale bodies.
A powerful winged figure rises above clouds with a long scythe held across the body.
27 plates
22 plates
4 plates
24 plates
10 plates
10 plates
