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 cloaked rider on a dark horse sweeps through a storm above a rocky landscape.
A pale woman stands with arms extended beneath a tree laden with golden fruit.
Two immense shaggy men loom over a small woman caught between them.
A huge fur-clad figure lifts a heavy club above another giant fallen among the rocks.
A red-cloaked woman leans towards a dark seated figure among wind-bent branches.
A tall flame twists upwards beside a long spear amid dark rocks.
A bearded man with a broad hat and long blue cloak stands beside a small crouching figure.
An enormous dragon opens its jaws beside a small armed figure among tangled roots and dark stone.
A woman stands high upon a rocky ledge with one arm extended while an armoured rider departs below.
Three pale women sweep through surging dark water with their hair and garments streaming behind them.
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