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.
9 illustrations
Ten figures in varied hats, cloaks and bright garments form a loosely stacked group.
A long narrow aeroplane carries passengers above black water while a tiny submarine glides beneath it.
A large pelican with an unusually expressive head stands among sharply dressed bird-like figures.
A vast black horse and rider rise above a line of small islands.
A slender musician plays a long flute while balanced on the back of a fish-like vessel.
A spotted giraffe bends its long neck beneath dark branches beside a tortoise carrying a small basket.
Four small figures cling to a flat rectangular surface above enormous white currents.
Thin angular figures appear suspended above overlapping dark shadows.
Small figures climb a great angular structure filled with platforms, wheels and hanging buckets.
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