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
A pale-robed woman floats above a field of mountain clouds, her long ribbons curling outward through the sky.
Two richly dressed women sit beside a brook absorbed in a game of go, while a misty figure watches from the background.
An armoured figure with a white-maned helmet sits beneath a small moon.
A high snow-covered peak rises above rocks, pines and a small waterfall.