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.
4 illustrations
Two shaven-headed figures turn towards a pale, rising movement of light and cloud.
A seated woman raises one hand beneath a large hooded serpent that arches around her head and shoulders.
A faint upright person stands within an oval of blue, red, green and pale gold.
A profile head is enclosed by a radiating oval field with labelled bands and body regions.