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.
5 illustrations
A long-haired woman pauses beside a young man sleeping beneath a tree.
A sword-bearing angel stands in a break of dazzling light while two human figures bend away beneath the trees.
A bowed ruler sits on a richly decorated throne within a palace crowded with towers and hanging forms.
A blue-robed man raises both hands towards trees engulfed in orange flames.
Two young figures stand among fruit trees and scattered leaves.
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