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.
4 illustrations
A man raises a sword above a heavy chain disappearing into an opening in the floor.
A child extends a shallow dish towards a bird perched high on a tree trunk.
Two children meet beneath an open stone archway leading into a flower-filled garden.
A richly dressed crowned woman places her hands upon a young man’s shoulders.