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.
6 illustrations
A bearded man with a small cap and broad ruff looks from an oval frame.
A balding man in an embroidered doublet and broad pale collar faces the viewer above a printed title.
A bearded man in a tall hat sits writing in a furnished room beneath a curtain and shelves of books.
A central title is framed by two tall pillars beneath paired celestial circles.
A seated bust with pen and paper occupies a niche beneath a coat of arms.
A robed man sits within an arched niche with one hand supporting his head.