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.
6 illustrations
Tall openings, fine hanging forms and sculptural figures fill an ethereal architectural setting.
Animal-like faces, hanging forms and tiny figures cover an intricate landscape of platforms and curving lines.
A dark-haired woman turns sideways with her hands resting together in her lap.
Several seated investigators surround a small table while two men hold the central woman’s hands and attend to her position.
A flat circular pan stands above an angled frame with a large curved graduated scale.
A seated man places one hand beneath a table into a round wire enclosure.
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