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.
6 illustrations
Angelic names, sigils, zodiac signs and planetary symbols are arranged beside the names and characters of Olympic spirits.
A dragon fills a square textile panel above waves and dense ornamental patterns.
A long dragon coils inside a circular field of clouds, waves and repeated ornament.
A knight raises his sword before a vast dark winged creature.
A horse raises its forelegs against a long scaled dragon with spread wings.
A pale diver descends beside a long curling dragon towards a bright pearl.