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.
7 illustrations
The two bodies rest within a landscape of water and foliage, making the garden a lived place rather than an empty emblem.
A formally dressed man raises his hat beside a large gnarled tree.
A crowd of little workers surrounds a steep-roofed cottage beneath snowy trees.
Young figures rest and move among flowers, water and pale garden terraces.
A warrior stands on a high terrace above a mass of armed opponents.
A richly dressed company gathers upon broad garden steps beside peacocks.
A tall woman addresses a boy among a group of children in a garden.
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