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.
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A boat from an enormous ship brings six sailors to Olaf Jansen's becalmed sloop near a forested riverbank.
At Badoura's command, the ship's captain returns to seize Camaralzaman and bring him to the Ebony Isles.
A long dark creature passes across the water below a ship’s stern as sailors lean over the rail.
Grotesque diners sit around a table that seems to float above a dark field of winding lines.
Two low thatched cottages stand beneath heavy clouds.
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