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.
9 illustrations
Two young figures meet upon a garden path surrounded by flowers and dark foliage.
A bearded man peers from a dark half-open doorway above a watching boy.
A seated boy works over a glowing basin upon a low bench.
A boy stands beside a tall woman leaning into a high opening in a carved wall.
A tall woman addresses a boy among a group of children in a garden.
A boy reaches upwards towards a dark winged horse among bare trees.
Two riders soar upon a great dark horse with immense pale wings.
A boy stands with one arm raised above an enormous fallen figure.
A richly dressed crowned woman places her hands upon a young man’s shoulders.
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