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.
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Seven serpentine heads extend across a garden towards a group of small human figures.
A small deity figure stands beneath a fan of seven raised serpent heads, holding attributes close to the body.
Seven cobra heads spread above a coiled serpent, each hood carrying small markings.
A seated mummiform god faces a lioness-headed goddess and a serpent with a woman’s head.
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