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.
15 illustrations
A small winged figure climbs a dark wooded height while water, plains and cloud spread far beyond it.
A woman stands facing a robed traveller within a quiet stand of tall, slender trees.
A company of small figures gathers beneath a tall branching tree while the two travellers stand at the edge of the woodland scene.
Two robed figures stand close together under spreading branches, with a pale strip of distant sky visible beyond them.
Two robed travellers stand above a shore beneath trees and a brightening sky.
Two travellers stand before a scattered gathering of figures beneath a steep wooded cliff.
Two travellers walk beneath dense trees beside a stream, with a fallen trunk crossing the foreground.
A small rider moves beneath a dense stand of extremely tall reddish trees.
Small brightly dressed animals stand beside icy water beneath snow-covered trees and distant houses.
A spotted giraffe bends its long neck beneath dark branches beside a tortoise carrying a small basket.
Small armed travellers ride the shell of a huge tortoise beneath tall fern-like trees.
A pale winged figure stands beside two travellers while one points across an open field.
A turbaned traveller stands beneath a spreading tree with small birds among its branches.
Steep steps climb towards a vast building with towers, domes and richly ornamented walls.
A seated young traveller faces a large green lizard beneath a slender tree.
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