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.
10 illustrations
A formally dressed man raises his hat beside a large gnarled tree.
A small feather-capped figure hides between long tulip leaves and pale flowers.
A small fair-haired child stands on a branch beside a great dark crow.
A small child stands waist-deep beside two large swans while other birds perch and fly above.
A great dark crow perches beside a tree while a long red-and-white stocking hangs from the branch.
Two children look around a large tree trunk above a web of spreading roots.
A small child sits on mushrooms with pipes held to the mouth.
A small child in a pale winter coat stands beside an iron gate beneath snow-laden branches.
Delicate winged figures rest and lean together beneath a tree covered with orange flowers.
A crowd of little workers surrounds a steep-roofed cottage beneath snowy trees.
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