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
A bearded, robed figure holds up a smoking vessel beside a five-by-five tablet of letters and small emblems.
A pale globe appears within an irregular dark field of stars.
Parallel undulating lines and arrows trace successive periods of life and transition.
A turbaned man stands with arms folded over a long robe against a plain photographic background.