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.
33 illustrations
Evelyn Paul shows Yorimasa drawing his bow toward the roof of the imperial palace during a violent night storm.
A long-haired woman pauses beside a young man sleeping beneath a tree.
Paul depicts the violent culmination of Raiko's expedition against Shutendoji, the Goblin King of Mount Oye.
During the journey to Camaralzaman's homeland, the prince discovers a red inscribed stone tied into Badoura's girdle while she sleeps.
A long-haired young woman stands beside a tall, heavily layered bed.
The serpent’s dark coil lies directly beneath the bent figure, creating a quiet meeting between two sharply different bodies.
A tall central figure stands between two semicircular fields of radiating lines.
Several men sleep upon dark ground beneath trees while a solitary upright figure remains visible in a brighter opening further within the garden.
A seated woman leans back with closed eyes while an operator extends both hands towards her face and upper body.
Two robed figures sit at a rocky cliff while a pale crescent hangs above the distant sea.
Small winged fairies gather around a sleeping child in a flower-filled cradle.
A dark-haired winged figure hovers beside a sleeping woman in a pale yellow dress.
A child sleeps beneath patterned covers in a garden-like setting of trees and small flowers.
A pale, veiled woman stands beside a bed beneath heavy drapery.
An immense reclining figure rests among clouds beneath a dense canopy of decorative forms.
A reclining figure sleeps in a rocky landscape while wild animals remain nearby.
An older man kneels before three youthful winged visitors beside a timber building.
Two pale bodies lie closely together within a broad curling enclosure.
A pale bird perches beside a sleeping youth on a rocky ledge beneath a star-filled sky.
A small sleepless woman lies at the top of an immense stack of patterned mattresses under a curtained canopy.
A camel and its riders pass between a crowd of gesturing onlookers and warm-coloured buildings.
A crowd of little workers surrounds a steep-roofed cottage beneath snowy trees.
Two figures embrace beside an ornate seat while a great pattern of illuminated windows rises behind them.
A cloaked figure leans towards a seated sleeping woman beneath heavy curtains and an ornate tall headboard.
A horned figure bows a large stringed instrument at the front of a richly decorated church.
A draped woman reclines beneath two standing figures while a winged companion descends through clouds.
A woman in a pale nightdress stands outside an open window on a narrow ledge.
A man in nightclothes rises beside a bed while a large water tub occupies the foreground.
An immense sleeping ogre rests beside a rock while small boys gather near his heavy boots.
A young woman raises one hand from an ornate bed while a richly dressed man sits beside her.
A dark-haired woman reclines beside an older man holding an open book.
A pale robed woman bends over a sleeping man while another figure watches.
An armoured rider raises a sword while a pale horse leaps through golden flames.
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