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.
6 illustrations
A pale winged figure spreads both arms above a crowded mass of bodies and faces.
A tall pale body leans forward above smaller intertwined forms and low dark ground.
A dark-haired figure sits with head lowered and legs extended while other bodies and faces emerge around it.
A pale body arches backwards with one arm raised under a great spread of dark feathers.
A pale figure bends towards the ground beneath larger faces and clustered bodies.
A tall nude figure rests one hand on a broad dark curve while another figure stands farther back.
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