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.
3 illustrations
A crowned seated figure clasps a pentacle, with another above the crown and two beneath the feet before a city.
A mounted central figure advances through a company carrying branches and stretching garments across the route.
A robed figure stands on broken masonry beside a tall column above an immense expanse of water.