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.
33 illustrations
An orange-robed figure stands above a dragon coiling through mountain clouds.
A haloed figure in orange, blue and green robes stands above small surrounding figures among clouds and rocky slopes.
A bearded crowned figure sits upon a severe throne decorated with ram heads, holding a staff and an orb.
An immense eagle spreads its wings above a mountainous landscape and distant towers.
A lightly dressed traveller steps near a rocky edge, holding a flower and a staff with a small bundle.
The kneeling archer meets a divine couple in a landscape pared down to curving ground, pale rock and sparse flowering branches.
A long-haired woman stands in a boat at the edge of a moonlit lake, reaching towards a man who raises both hands.
A hand emerges from a cloud holding an upright sword through a crown with hanging foliage above mountains.
A youthful figure raises a pentacle in both hands above a flowered field with distant trees and mountains.
A hand emerges from a cloud holding a large pentacle above a garden path leading through a leafy arch.
A stream descends through a rocky, forested valley beneath a distant mountain marked by a pale cross-like formation.
Cloud photographs are stacked beside labels for cirrus, cirro-stratus, cumulus and other forms.
A dark winged figure reaches towards a pale fairy floating above mountain slopes.
A seated man and woman lean together beneath a small two-headed figure standing on raised ground.
An armoured figure with a white-maned helmet sits beneath a small moon.
A warrior with an elaborate gold-and-black helmet rests against a tree above a moonlit lake.
A circular world map divided by heavy crossing bands shows mountains, rivers and labelled seas.
A narrow cluster of towers climbs from a dark precipice into a misty pale sky.
A pale figure with a high flame-like crown spreads fine pink and golden rays above a great mountain valley.
A yellow central light radiates through broad blue and violet fields above dark mountains.
Purple, green and blue circular bands enclose a pale figure above snowy mountains.
Mountains rise behind waterways, exposed structures and a crowded foreground of ruins.
Dark branches frame a layered valley of steep mountains, low cloud and winding water.
An upside-down figure braces its hands on the rocky foreground while its torso curves against a dark mountain landscape.
Two small children stand on a broad pink bridge above winding blue water.
A fine route line crosses a broad map of mountains, settlements and borders.
Two dark-haired figures sit together near the foot of a tall pole beneath a wide suspended net.
A dark-bearded ruler in pale robes sits on a broad circular seat before a small group of attendants.
Small figures struggle beneath a towering dark rock while great birds occupy the ledges above.
Armoured riders with lances and banners move along a rugged path between high slopes.
Dark trees and low land form an island-like silhouette on still water.
Several people stand or sit upon a small raft near a high rocky bank.
A steep dark peak rises above a low building and a winding foreground track.
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