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.
19 illustrations
A celestial carriage descends toward the house where the bamboo-cutter's adopted daughter, Kaguya, waits with her attendants.
An armed company gathers across a rocky height while a commanding figure points towards the distant sky.
A bright bolt drops from dark cloud into a crowded company of armed men beneath a standing figure.
A company of centaurs carries raised bows and arrows along a rocky bank while small human heads emerge from the dark river behind them.
The two cloaked travellers are surrounded by winged figures carrying raised hooks and poles across a rocky bank.
Injured figures stand and crouch beside the two poets beneath a raised, armed figure in the darker background.
Armed, winged figures raise lashes over an exposed procession, while two cloaked travellers watch from the bank.
Several arms extend from a decorated standing figure, each holding or displaying an object.
A great winged figure rises above a column with both arms lifted, while a small armed company gathers below.
Armed and cloaked figures raise their arms and weapons towards a vast pale wave beyond an uneven landscape.
A human visitor stands before an assembled company in a low vaulted chamber.
An armed man stands on a ship’s upper deck beneath an attacker climbing down from the rigging.
A company of fantastic beings gathers before a dark cave beside an immense tree.
Grotesque beings kneel and bow before a seated armed company beside a heap of treasure.
A radiant young man stands amid a great company with arrows scattered around his feet.
Small armoured soldiers swing long swords and carry round shields while their bent legs suggest rapid movement.
A warrior stands on a high terrace above a mass of armed opponents.
A crowded company of armed men surrounds a kneeling figure in a snowy setting.
A company of armed mounted women emerges from pale clouds and tangled branches.
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