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.
4 illustrations
A radiant winged figure sits before an arched doorway high in a rock wall.
A colossal winged figure rises behind the two small travellers, with exposed bodies embedded in the foreground ice.
A dying man lies beside a seated visitor while a woman kneels in the foreground.
A bearded fairy works upon pale snowflakes while a taller winged companion stands behind him.