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
Several haloed figures stand closely together above a bowed armoured man.
An armoured warrior strides forward with a great sword while a broad banner streams above him.
A bowed ruler sits on a richly decorated throne within a palace crowded with towers and hanging forms.
A pale robed figure stands beneath suspended lamps and elaborate architectural forms.
A dark human figure hangs in chains high above the ground.
A pale youth turns within the broad star-covered robe of a much larger crowned figure.
A dense mass of round towers and battlements rises from a dark foreground.
A small radiant flower-like form glows beside a dark valley beneath an extravagant field of stars.
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