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 Joseph stands among merchants beneath loaded camels, turning towards the men beside him while another company gestures in the distance.
A cloaked rider carries a young woman on a pale horse among underwater rocks and creatures.
An armoured rider pauses beneath a spreading tree above a fallen knight.
White horses carry young women through thin trees beneath a bright moon.
A young woman in white stands above a seated company beneath a dark sky.
Two young people crouch near the back of a rocky cave while lions occupy the opening and lower ledges.
A small boy rides a lively dark pony through open country.
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