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.
9 illustrations
A luminous standing figure rises above a group of robed followers gathered on a hillside.
A crowned armoured figure rises behind pale hills above a tiny city skyline.
A pale pink and gold figure towers over a low hill and small temple-like structure.
Two extravagantly dressed figures carry a great vessel within an ornate garden interior.
A tall woman in a long dark gown stands above a distant landscape.
A long airborne figure crosses a dark star-filled sky with arms extended.
A brilliantly coloured bird rests on a slim branch with its long tail falling towards a small figure below.
A pale-gowned woman sits alone in an ornate chair beside dark rock formations.
A pointed Gothic doorway stands within pale stone walls below a warm bare hillside.
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