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 young woman appears within a spreading patterned garment, with a curved object to the right and flowing ornaments along the base.
A seated woman is surrounded by attendants, small creatures and extravagant decorative objects.
A young woman in a long orange dress sits beside an immense red chair.
A small sleepless woman lies at the top of an immense stack of patterned mattresses under a curtained canopy.
A woman in a pale patterned dress sits beside a dark-clothed man who gestures across the room.
A young woman in a patterned gown turns with both hands raised near her head.
A dark-haired woman reclines beside an older man holding an open book.
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