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.
3 illustrations
A slender standing figure raises one hand beneath a tall head ornament.
A curved model boat carries figures around a central reclining body beneath a raised framework.
Two kneeling figures face one another with long wings spread across the field and one arm raised.