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 great muscular figure rises above a tiny man crouched beside the water.
A cluster of pale golden domes and towers rises beyond a rugged foreground of dark rocks.
A woman in a long dark gown holds a fine leash attached to a black panther.
Two figures embrace beside an ornate seat while a great pattern of illuminated windows rises behind them.
A woman bends with a pale vessel among enormous brown jars beneath a tree.
A richly dressed dancer turns with one arm extended and a dagger lifted in the other hand.
A mounted prince holds the reins of a dark horse suspended among soft grey clouds.
A white-bearded figure in a dark robe stands within green cloud-like light, holding a long staff.
A small wooden vessel heels between huge dark rocks while white waves climb around the hull.
White horses carry young women through thin trees beneath a bright moon.
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