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.
16 illustrations
Badoura looks toward the harbour while ruling the Ebony Isles under Camaralzaman's identity.
Raiko encounters a weeping woman beside a mountain stream on the way to the Goblin King's stronghold.
Paul depicts the violent culmination of Raiko's expedition against Shutendoji, the Goblin King of Mount Oye.
A woman lifts one arm above a seated prince whose ankles and wrists are restrained.
A man raises a sword above a heavy chain disappearing into an opening in the floor.
A young man grasps the beard of a long-robed magician and pulls him violently forward.
A young man bends forward and empties a sack towards the flames at the foot of a tree.
A close human pair stands inside a dark arch beneath an enormous spindly creature.
A wounded man is carried towards the steps of a building beside his animal, while people at the entrance turn towards the arriving company.
Two winged figures grapple above a dark pool while the travellers remain small on a high ledge to the left.
Small figures and wild animals appear at different points along a steep, winding rocky path.
Christ, carrying a cross staff, reaches towards a haloed figure followed by a close group emerging from darkness.
A monkey perches high on a roof while clutching the tiny traveller.
A workman bends over an opening with a saw and a small stool near his hands.
A man and woman cling beside a great winged creature amid breaking water.
A horse-like creature with great feathered wings flies in profile with a small mounted figure.
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