Historical

When you need a historical context, from medieval to 1960s, our historical artists capture it perfectly in a big range of styles and media

Historical

Ruth Palmer

A striking portrait of Ferdinand Magellan

The Telegraph Magazine cover about Church can survive Covid

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An old image of a woodland thief

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British Legion 100th Anniversary Cover

Colin Elgie

Illustration for "The Minerva Club" book jacket

The Minerva Club Bookcover Design

Illustration of people enjoying Cognac's town square

France-Amerique Magazine

Al Stewart Box Set

Hunt of the Kazakh

roman warrior guarding the palace

Horoscopes Decorative Design By Sveta Dorosheva Illustrator

At Home With Henry VIII

Becca Thorne

At Home With Henry VIII

Editorial on Levellers Movement for BBC History Magazine

Digging For Britain

Digital artwork about Martin Luther burning Pope Leo X's Papal bull

Martin Luther Burns the Papal Bull

Linocut of midwife and apothecary during Plague

The Gossip's CHoice

Sailboat black and white illustration

Caroline Church

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Food & Drink black white dry fruits

"Cinderella". Charles Perrot

Victoria Fomina

"The Snow Queen"

Zekmet, the Stonecutter. Client: Korea Froebel. South Korea

A merchant of venice Historic art, pan press

"A Merchant of Venice". W. Shakespeare

The Cat's Museum by Viviana Falletti Client: Little Feather Press

The Obesity Cure

Studio Hosego

Jealous Rivals

Burning of ‘Witches’ black and white illustration

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Lipstick Innovation - Editorial

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Jan Meininghaus

Manu Cunhas

Nelson Mandela portrait

Hel: illustration for the game cards Arkheia, by Editora Traços.

Sekmeth: illustration for the game cards Arkheia, by Editora Traços.

Martin Hargreaves

People group sitting together

Historical fight in battle ground

History portrait of a lawyer

Iratxe López de Munáin

Lettering 500 Facts American history

history Prince in stylish dress

People women with luggage and paper

Hampton Court Palace

John Walsom

People Magazine cover art

Bob Venables

The Cannibal Countess wood engraving art

Godric Gryffindor character design

Bob Venables' stunning painting appears in a German grocery commercial

1789 French Revolution pastiche painting for About History Magazine

Around the World in Eighty Days

Lev Kaplan

Russian Merchants by the viking historical watercolour art

Russian Merchants by the Vikings

The Best Saga of Brothers Grimm

Mr.Fix, Around the World in Eighty Days

Client: Editora Edebê 2021 "SQUAD" is a biographical comic about US congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.

Ing Lee

Client: Editora Wish (Brazil) 2022 Illustrations for the book "The Best Asian Fairytales".

Client: Editora Edebê 2021 "SQUAD" is a biographical comic about US congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.

Client: Editora Wish (Brazil) 2022 Illustrations for the book "The Best Asian Fairytales".

Client: Editora Edebê 2021 "SQUAD" is a biographical comic about US congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.

City coat of arms redrawing and modernization

Albert Morell

Royal crest

Crown icon for Debretts publication about Royal Weddings

Identity icon for british museum collection

Identity icon for food brand

Cartoon & Humour Royal family

John Holder

Watercolor drawing of women kissing a man

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Cartoon & Humour women walking in the park

Cartoon & Humour people enjoying

A Sneer of Butlers

Sholto Walker, Illustration. Closing image from Michael Morpurgo's novel Warhorse. Boy returns from war on his horse.

Sholto Walker

Cartoon & Humour Theresa May as a monstrous insect

Sholto Walker, Illustration. Caricature of British PM Theresa May as a monstrous insect

Poster art of Jane Austen riding a motorbike

Sholto Walker, Illustration, Poster art, Jane Austen in period costume on a motorbike

Cartoon of frogs being blasted from a volcano

Sholto Walker, Illustration, The Paninis of Pompeii by Andy Stanton book cover. Cartoon of Roman characters and frogs being blasted from a volcano

Sholto Walker, IllustrationX, Client: Frome Festival, Festival poster artwork featuring local churches and their bells.

Historical

How do I find the right historical illustrator for my project?

The Historical style gallery on our site contains a plethora of artists with experience creating historical illustrations, and our agents can help you choose the right one.

How much does historical illustration cost?

A lot will depend on the scope of the project and the deadline, as well as the technique and profile of the illustrator, and their availability.

Why use IllustrationX?

When commissioning historical illustration, it’s fitting to use the illustration agency with the most history. We’ve been representing historical illustrators since 1929 and have an established team of experienced agents ready to help you.

How do I commission a historical illustrator?

Typically, a brief will include background information on what you want illustrated; how, when and where the imagery will be used; how long you need it for; and your deadline.

What makes a good historical illustration?

Good historical illustrations are always accurate to the time period being depicted, bringing it to life in ways we can relate to today, for both children and adults.

Do you commission animation as well?

If so, we represent many outstandingly talented animators, creating gifs, explainers, characters, stop motion and motion graphics for TV, film, games and digital streaming in 2d and 3d.

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