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 pale sailing vessel seems to rise above a rounded world within a wash of warm gold.
An enormous rounded hull towers over small figures and stacked equipment within a vast workshop.
A black-sailed vessel tilts within a great swirl of orange light and deep blue shadow.
A great golden bird with spread wings projects from the ship while a tiny pale figure sits above its head.
The broad curved hull and golden bird ornament rise above small boats on still water.
Large orchid-like forms drift above a woman in an ornate long gown.
A tall pale spire glows above clustered domes, archways and smaller towers.
A small rider holds a dark round object while seated upon a long-necked creature with enormous bat-like wings.
A narrow golden shaft of light shoots upwards from a dark landscape and spreads into a vast luminous plume.
A narrow white waterfall descends between dark wooded slopes beneath an immense golden sky.
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