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.
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Sea-nymphs rise among long seaweed stems beside a small hanging bell.
A cloaked rider carries a young woman on a pale horse among underwater rocks and creatures.
A mermaid sits on a pale bank with long golden hair flowing over her shoulders and tail.