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.
2 illustrations
An Egyptian-inspired figure extends both arms beneath the title, while long curling forms connect the body to a small smoking vessel.
A reclining monkey lies below broad-headed figures and curling lines that fill the enclosed space.