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.
5 illustrations
Terraced buildings and a central tower rise from a small island-like landscape beside an unfamiliar creature.
An angular house stands above a second complex of rounded towers, terraces and connecting structures.
A small boat crosses the foreground below a hill crowned by an elaborate palace.
A bridge cuts across a stylised landscape above three separate botanical-looking designs.
A rectangular house stands above a second view of a waterside settlement crowded with turrets and ornamental pinnacles.