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.
8 illustrations
Carved pillars and figured stone panels border a dark doorway reached by a shallow step.
Two small standing figures appear within a narrow architectural niche beneath an immense fierce carved face.
A seated woman occupies a pedimented architectural frame above a long inscription.
Long curved tusks and a shaggy body outline form the image of a mammoth on an irregular engraved fragment.
A great circular stone is filled with concentric rings of carved figures, glyphs and repeated compartments.
A stylised human profile emerges from curling stone ornament on a wall.
A smooth dark mask with deeply set eyes and a long narrow nose rests above a measuring scale.
Front, side and rear views show a heavy carved stone object with a fierce face and tapering lower body.
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