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.
48 illustrations
A long scaled dragon curves through deeply worked clouds beside part of a bronze structure.
A scaled dragon fills a circular field of rounded clouds and fine lines.
A long fish-like body rises beside a many-tiered gate above curling waves.
A large scaled dragon extends its claws among clouds above a band of deeply curved waves.
Angelic names, sigils, zodiac signs and planetary symbols are arranged beside the names and characters of Olympic spirits.
A long-haired woman pauses beside a young man sleeping beneath a tree.
A woman lifts one arm above a seated prince whose ankles and wrists are restrained.
An orange-robed figure stands above a dragon coiling through mountain clouds.
A row of massive columns carries dragons in high relief beneath an elaborate roof.
Two long-bodied creatures occupy a shallow rectangular relief around a central circular form.
A broad inclined stone covered with dragons and cloud forms lies between two stairways.
A narrow inscribed tablet occupies a recessed shrine surrounded by decorated pillars and hanging ornament.
Several scaled dragons interlace across a broad rectangular panel edged with a narrow border.
A long dragon stretches across a crescent-shaped tile within a double raised border.
A large ringed instrument rises above sculpted dragon supports beside another wheeled mechanism.
A seated emperor faces forward beneath a court hat and voluminous ceremonial robes.
Dragon heads and curling bodies form an elaborate frame around a small suspended bell.
A raised dragon curves within a circular tile whose rim remains visible against the dark background.
A dragon fills a square textile panel above waves and dense ornamental patterns.
A long dragon coils inside a circular field of clouds, waves and repeated ornament.
A winding dragon is lifted above a company of men holding long poles.
A slender carved column rises above a balustraded platform beneath a projecting ornamental capital.
A tall narrow inscription is enclosed by an ornate gilded frame beside other altar objects.
A long racing boat carries rows of paddlers beneath tall standards amid crowded smaller vessels.
A two-headed figure labelled REBIS stands on a dragon above a winged globe containing geometric lines.
Children reach towards the fruit of a branching tree above a broad stylised plant with an enclosed central figure.
A crowned figure sits upon a scaled dragon with broad webbed wings and a curling tail.
A winged figure with a shield confronts a dragon whose long body curls upward.
An armoured knight drives a long weapon towards a coiled dragon beneath trees.
A large crowned flask occupies an architectural niche, with a child-like figure above a curling dragon inside.
A small dragon-like body bends into a high looping neck with a pointed head and open wings.
An armed, elaborately dressed figure faces a winged creature across a narrow rectangular field.
A winged two-headed figure stands above dragons between symbolic plants.
A crowned woman holding a cup sits above the heads of a great beast.
A bare-chested man kneels or bends before a group of clerics in an ornate interior.
A friar stands at the edge of disturbed ground where several bodies are exposed.
A seated cleric bends towards the bare foot of a pilgrim while other men wait nearby.
Two winged dragons twist towards one another within a dark oval field.
A young armed figure stands beside a tall bird-like companion above a great coiled creature.
A pale figure sits within a high rocky opening with a star shining above her head.
A dark fish struggles upwards through long white streams of falling water.
A bearded crowned figure emerges from curling waves beside a boat carrying an armed visitor.
A horse raises its forelegs against a long scaled dragon with spread wings.
A pale diver descends beside a long curling dragon towards a bright pearl.
A robed man extends a platter towards a plainly dressed visitor beneath a curtain decorated with a dragon.
An enormous dragon opens its jaws beside a small armed figure among tangled roots and dark stone.
A bronze dragon curves upwards from an ornate base to hold a large translucent ball above its head.
A bearded man in a yellow robe stands above a writhing dragon amid swirling patterned forms.
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