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 tiered red-and-green pagoda rises behind masses of pale pink blossom.
Two pale birds with dark wings and long necks occupy the edge of a quiet ornamental pond.
A woman stands among tall orange-red lilies beside broad stone steps.
Long clusters of wistaria flowers hang above still water and a carefully arranged garden.
A curved bridge crosses a narrow garden stream between stone lanterns.
One woman carries a large dark parasol while her companion walks beneath a cloud of pink blossom.
Long hanging blossoms shade a veranda beside a broad reflective pond.
Rounded flowering shrubs spread across a low garden bank beside a tall stone lantern.
Two figures cross a small wooden bridge between stone lanterns.
Scarlet leaves rise above a roofed garden entrance beside a stone lantern.
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