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.
4 illustrations
A mother and child rest low in a stable while an elderly man and visiting figures gather around them.
A central square names John Heydon and gives his London birth information.
Small repeated signs occupy a rectangular grid enclosed by overlapping circular borders.
A shaded fountain and terrace fill the foreground beneath leafy vines.