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.
3 illustrations
A pale woman in a red garment occupies a narrow central panel surrounded by curling peacock feathers.
A crowned woman sits upon a large peacock, holding a long musical instrument while an attendant raises a small flag beside her.
A woman in an ornate blue dress stands beside flowering shrubs and a stone balustrade.