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.
11 illustrations
A hooded old woman leans on a stick beside a queen in a light gown.
Seated and cloaked figures line a narrow ledge against a sheer wall.
A hooded figure sits on a broad stone ledge above an open landscape, with a staff beside the lowered hands.
A hooded figure stands alone against a pale, open horizon with a long staff held beside the body.
A seated woman raises one hand beneath a large hooded serpent that arches around her head and shoulders.
The travellers meet a slow company of hooded figures whose broad garments fill the sheltered passage beneath a rock overhang.
A hooded skeleton holds an hourglass and rests a long scythe against its shoulder.
A hooded figure appears beside an immense face emerging from a dark, rocky setting.
Two great hooded figures stand at the sides of a circular opening while smaller figures gather behind them.
A heavily cloaked figure sits bent forward beside a glowing fire, one hand supporting the face.
A man peers through a dark doorway with his hand braced against the frame.
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