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.
5 illustrations
A seated emperor faces forward beneath a court hat and voluminous ceremonial robes.
A dragon fills a square textile panel above waves and dense ornamental patterns.
A long dragon coils inside a circular field of clouds, waves and repeated ornament.
A richly dressed woman sits beneath a great pale canopy while a small bird perches on her raised hand.
Small shops display long hanging textiles beside a narrow blue-green waterway.
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