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
An opened rectangular box exposes a small mechanism under the lid and a broad flap extending from one side.
An enthroned man sits beside a brilliant rectangular window.
A man seen from behind extends one arm among angular pale planes.