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.
7 illustrations
A standing man faces the camera before a dark entrance, with several people seated beside and behind him.
Three approaching figures face a large solar disc set upon an altar before a seated deity beneath an arched shrine.
A square temple-like enclosure lies within a broad circular field above a mountain landscape.
Broken classical columns rise above a shore crowded with ships and wreckage.
A central text panel is surrounded by a tall pylon-like frame filled with small figures and symbols.
A narrow printed document stands inside a richly decorated architectural frame above a dark hanging seal.
Decorated pillars and painted panels surround a raised central seat beneath hanging fabric.
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