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.
4 illustrations
A long-horned unicorn lifts its forelegs over low plants beneath a small star.
A stag with branching antlers faces a unicorn beneath the trees.
Two unicorn supporters flank a crowned shield beneath flags and an elevated crest.
A lion and unicorn flank an elaborate crowned structure filled with smaller figures and a circular mirror.