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 woman reclines beside a low bed, her dark hair falling towards a sweeping pale crescent form.
A woman in a pale patterned dress sits beside a dark-clothed man who gestures across the room.
A pale woman stands between immense narrow pillars with one arm extended towards the darkness.