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.
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Four long-robed figures gather around an open stone coffin while a winged human form ascends above it.
A small frontal figure stands beneath a large round headpiece, its patterned upper body narrowing towards separated feet and a low support.
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