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
A bright bolt drops from dark cloud into a crowded company of armed men beneath a standing figure.
An immense winged figure rises above fallen and recoiling soldiers beneath a storm-filled sky.
A crowded boat rises among broken waves while an upright figure stands within it beneath a wide and troubled night sky.
Roman soldiers with spears and shields escort Paul along a raised passage while a crowded company reaches upward from the steps below.
A mounted central figure advances through a company carrying branches and stretching garments across the route.
A luminous standing figure rises above a group of robed followers gathered on a hillside.
A large crouching figure with a coiling tail dominates the space above a smaller company of souls gathered at his feet.
A dark-clad elderly man stands apart as the richly dressed gallery visitors draw back around him.
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