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.
8 illustrations
A monk-like figure stands on the deck of a boat while a huge dark wave rises into pale fantastic shapes.
Storm-driven water and ghostly warriors surround the boat carrying Yoshitsune and his companion Benkei.
Tiny dark flying forms scatter across a wide landscape beneath clouds and a bright opening near the horizon.
A kneeling woman throws both arms upwards beneath heavy cloud-like shapes.
White water rises against a steep cliff while smaller waves surge between foreground rocks.
A dark ocean extends beneath broken clouds and a low band of light.
Dark rigging cuts diagonally across a vessel overwhelmed by rolling seas and spray.
Black curling water and sweeping pale lines surround a small sailing ship.
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