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.
2 illustrations
A company sits around a broad table in a columned room, with the central figure lit beneath hanging drapery and attendants gathered at the edges.
A richly dressed woman sits beside a crowned or elaborately capped guest at a laden table.