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
A seated figure folds both arms beneath a tree as a hand from a cloud offers a fourth cup.
A large ball is held against the lower edge of a top hat while the performer’s hands conceal the handling.
A youthful figure stretches or steps beside a tall old man holding a staff.
Christ, carrying a cross staff, reaches towards a haloed figure followed by a close group emerging from darkness.
A hooded figure appears beside an immense face emerging from a dark, rocky setting.
A cloaked woman stands at a heavily carved doorway, her pale face emerging from the dark surrounding pattern.
A frontal human figure steps out of a dark rectangular chamber into a broad, stark landscape.
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