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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A struggling man stands among warriors whose raised spears and extended arms enclose him.
A huge fur-clad figure lifts a heavy club above another giant fallen among the rocks.
Dark mounted figures gallop with long raised spears.