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.
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King Gaiour visits his daughter after she insists that a young man has vanished from her bed.
A pale-clothed man throws his arms upwards while a woman in red stands close beside him.
A fantastic figure rises beside the great bell while onlookers recoil near the temple steps.