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 solitary kneeling woman rests against a great rock face above a distant landscape, her long hair and pale garment distinct against the stone.
A kneeling figure raises both arms before an ark or altar surmounted by winged cherubim.
An immense human form stretches across the upper half of a dark page.