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.
7 illustrations
A great lion sits above a body beside a donkey and a distant traveller on a narrow path.
Three travellers ride camels above a distant line of companions, beneath a sky whose small bright star commands their attention.
A crowned figure sits upon a scaled dragon with broad webbed wings and a curling tail.
Two turbaned figures lean towards a crystal resting upon a small circular table.
Gold curves and star-shaped settings surround a large oval blue sapphire with a pale central star.
A pale haloed figure sits on an immense dark beast with wide staring eyes and an elongated face.
A seated man raises his hands and turns from a table as pale figures gather in the darkness beyond.
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