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.
11 illustrations
An upright figure crosses its arms beneath a tall crown flanked by projecting forms.
A small arched shrine encloses an upright figure above a decorated base.
An Irish round tower rises beside a path and trees in one panel; the other encloses a frontal crowned figure within an oval.
A crowned Osiris stands among richly dressed courtiers gathered around an open chest.
A seated Osiris faces a royal figure accompanied by the falcon-headed Horus, with a standing goddess at the opposite side.
A crowned body lies within a long open chest while standing figures reach towards its separated parts.
Two worshippers raise their hands before an enthroned figure holding ceremonial emblems within a shrine.
A long papyrus scene joins the weighing of the deceased with a presentation before Osiris.
A kneeling figure reaches towards a huge enthroned statue within a pillared chamber.
Profile figures with crowns, animal heads and long staffs stand in three rows.
An enthroned figure faces standing deities and an offering table beneath long rows of smaller figures and hieroglyphs.
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