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.
18 illustrations
A long-haired woman pauses beside a young man sleeping beneath a tree.
A woman lifts one arm above a seated prince whose ankles and wrists are restrained.
A young woman extends her hand towards a crowned head within a squat iron stove.
An astonished young man approaches a richly dressed woman standing at a flower-covered doorway.
A great dark-winged figure stands before a luminous opening containing a kneeling woman.
A richly dressed figure recoils beside a fountain while a great face seems to emerge above the water.
Disguised as an astrologer, Camaralzaman approaches the Chinese court to cure the princess whom he has loved since their supernatural meeting.
A two-headed figure labelled REBIS stands on a dragon above a winged globe containing geometric lines.
A young man in a great pale bearskin sits close beside a richly dressed princess.
A pale woman stands beside a tall decorated bed while richly robed figures gather at the left.
A small traveller stands before an immense curling black rock or tree form.
A young man turns away from a princess at a doorway surrounded by fantastic carved figures.
A small pale figure bends beside an immense curved white bed beneath a hanging lamp.
Three tall pale figures stand close together beneath diagonal strokes of snow.
Three pale princesses stand hand in hand against a deep blue chasm.
A small winged figure stands garlanded with flowers, a tiny lyre resting at the side.
Grotesque beings kneel and bow before a seated armed company beside a heap of treasure.
A small winged figure hovers above a reclining man beside his belongings.
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