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.
5 illustrations
A winged steersman rises over a close company of pale figures arriving across the water.
A dense company of unclothed figures hurries down the shore toward the ferryman's boat, some raising their arms as the crossing begins.
A rectangular house stands above a second view of a waterside settlement crowded with turrets and ornamental pinnacles.
A kneeling figure reaches towards an object held by a standing man while another companion leans close.
An elaborately dressed company gathers beneath a wide red parasol beside the water.
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