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.
10 illustrations
A dark architectural opening contains a radiant face above a round emblem with another sun-like face.
A crowned warrior stands on an ornate pedestal with a raised sword and a large inscribed shield.
A dark figure emerges beside shallow water as a crowned woman approaches with a covering cloth.
A single crowned figure combines masculine and feminine features beneath contrasting wings.
A dark-haired man holds a long sword above a pale body whose limbs and head lie apart.
A large crowned flask occupies an architectural niche, with a child-like figure above a curling dragon inside.
A bird with a long curving neck stands within a pale crowned vessel set in a formal niche.
A tall pale figure stands within a large crowned glass vessel.
A low dark solar disc rests above a pale face at the horizon.
A large bright sun with a human face sends long rays over a quiet landscape.
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