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.
6 illustrations
A two-headed figure labelled REBIS stands on a dragon above a winged globe containing geometric lines.
A globe with spread wings appears above a broad winged emblem with a central star-like form.
A winged goat-headed figure sits above a globe with one hand raised and the other lowered.
A luminous head rises above a tall column of blue, red and yellow currents.
A figure presses its hands against its head while the beard and hair spread around a large dark globe.
A wide-eyed face with a toothy grin looms above a rounded drum held in long dark fingers.