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
Raiko encounters a weeping woman beside a mountain stream on the way to the Goblin King's stronghold.
A woman stands beside a great steaming vat with cloth held in both hands.
A seated woman is washed by an attendant while an armed companion waits at her side.
A seated figure rests beside a river with a broad town rising on the opposite bank.
A crowned figure reclines within a dark heated chamber beside a vessel of water.
A seated cleric bends towards the bare foot of a pilgrim while other men wait nearby.
A monumental tower rises in diminishing stages above a long low building with a pillared entrance.