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
Raiko encounters a weeping woman beside a mountain stream on the way to the Goblin King's stronghold.
Two men watch a distant woman crossing a rough mountainous landscape.
A long-haired woman stands in a boat at the edge of a moonlit lake, reaching towards a man who raises both hands.
Steep roofs and timbered houses crowd a narrow street beneath wooded hills.