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.
8 illustrations
A woman appears in sharp profile against a dark photographic ground.
Angular roofs and walls converge beneath a tall narrow tower.
A pale face with painted dark eyes appears within an enclosure of radiating folds.
A seated woman looks slightly upward beneath a close-fitting hat.
A man with tousled hair looks directly towards the camera in a softly shaded portrait.
A young man turns towards the camera beneath a broad tilted hat.
A sitter turns fully to one side above a dark high collar.
A human figure folds its knees close to the torso and turns its face outward.
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