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
The standing body leans back against the rock, one hand braced beside it and the other lifted behind the head.
The winged observer stands at the right beneath spreading branches, looking towards the garden below.
A small dark winged figure appears among rushing water and high rock walls.
A helmeted winged figure pauses beside an enormous tree amid a dense forest of vines and undergrowth.
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