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
Small figures and vessels radiate along four arms within a curved enclosing border.
Robed figures gather around a furnace in an arched room filled with books and vessels.
Two decorated vessels occupy the upper row above two simplified human figurines.
Figures carrying large pale vessels gather near a tall arched doorway behind a low courtyard fountain.
Three visitors sit together beneath a spreading tree while an older bearded man stands before them.
A standing woman holds a long ritual object above two tall vessels while smaller figures cluster beside her.
Seated and standing figures occupy three separate horizontal groups.
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