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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Tiny dark flying forms scatter across a wide landscape beneath clouds and a bright opening near the horizon.
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.