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.
16 illustrations
Pink and orange letters rise through curling stems and blue sky.
Large curling letters spread across a blue upper panel while small figures move among delicate branches.
A long-robed woman inclines towards a smaller figure beneath a curved willow.
A small child flies through a blue upper field towards a standing woman with open arms.
A seated woman bends over a small infant amid long curved stems and blue flowers.
A long serpent crosses a blue band at the foot of the page, carrying small figures along its curving body.
An elongated white-and-blue figure opens into branching sprays of light against a muted background.
A fine yellow figure rises above broad green fern fronds within a pale luminous field.
A broad green crown spreads above a narrow glowing trunk against a blue sky.
White and violet bands flare around a tall central presence above a steep rock.
A yellow central light radiates through broad blue and violet fields above dark mountains.
Purple, green and blue circular bands enclose a pale figure above snowy mountains.
A brilliant yellow head sends long white and blue rays down across a pale landscape.
A broad fan of green, blue and gold curves rises from the sea around a small central form.
A tall hourglass-like yellow presence expands above a small reclining human figure.
Branching flame-like arms spread from a narrow luminous stem beneath a bright spiral centre.
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