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.
5 illustrations
A young woman stands on a dark rise holding a long loop of beads.
A small musician looks up towards a vast haloed figure seated among clouds.
A black sailing ship leans above a dark sea while fine rays rise through an almost empty sky.
Richly dressed musicians gather beside pale water beneath delicate branches and a small yellow moon.
A pale profile appears beneath a richly ornamented helmet with a great curved plume.
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