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 semicircular cope carries three crowned portcullises surrounded by sweeping rose stems, with a figured border along its straight edge.
A cloaked figure leans towards a seated sleeping woman beneath heavy curtains and an ornate tall headboard.
A richly dressed woman sits on broad steps beside water and lotus flowers beneath palms.
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