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 long scaled dragon curves through deeply worked clouds beside part of a bronze structure.
A celestial carriage descends toward the house where the bamboo-cutter's adopted daughter, Kaguya, waits with her attendants.
Evelyn Paul shows Yorimasa drawing his bow toward the roof of the imperial palace during a violent night storm.
A bearded crowned figure sits upon a severe throne decorated with ram heads, holding a staff and an orb.
A seated emperor faces forward beneath a court hat and voluminous ceremonial robes.
Solid and outlined blocks distinguish an officer’s cavalry, infantry and Danton’s infantry.
An immense elaborately dressed figure rises above a crowded city of towers and roofs.
Gulliver stands in a dark coat while tiny people gather below his shoes and on nearby supports.
A tall penguin stands in profile, its dark head and back contrasting with the broad pale breast.
Three small figures look towards a pale palace beyond a great yellow-leaved tree.
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