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
Court cards occupy a compact central group while numbered suit cards radiate outward at alternating angles.
Two jugglers raise wands over tables of implements.
Two crowned women occupy parallel throne designs, each accompanied by an eagle shield and a long sceptre.
A crowned charioteer appears above two sphinxes in one design and a pair of horses in the other.
Two large wheels carry ascending and descending creatures beneath a ruling figure at the top.
Two skeletons work scythes across fields containing severed heads, hands and growing forms.
Two towers are broken from above while small human figures fall beside their walls.
Two human figures stand beneath a radiant, faced sun in each of these tarot designs.
An oval wreath encloses a central figure with creatures or figures occupying the corners.
A hexagram encloses a square of letters within interlaced circular bands.
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