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 thin bare-chested man stands amid a crowded group beneath an arch.
Bare curling branches frame buildings across a broad stretch of water.
A standing man pours a drink towards the mouth of a seated older man.
A tall square tower rises above clustered village buildings.
A large goat stands beside a shaded doorway overlooking pale buildings.
A dark-robed man grips another man’s head between his hands.
A dark-haired woman reclines beside an older man holding an open book.
Dark branches stretch across a pale cluster of houses on a slope.
Immense pale wings spread above a fallen woman and a bending figure.
A woman stretches her arms upwards beside a dark tree and a distant rocky tower.
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