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.
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A bare-breasted dancer floats above a dark lower field scattered with curling ornaments.
Small groups of people and fantastic beings occupy a densely arranged scene around a steaming cauldron.
A lightly clothed dancer leans backwards above a tightrope while holding an immense patterned parasol.
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