'The Rape of the Lock', 1896, (1928). The Baron (left) is snipping off a lock of Belinda's hair with a pair of scissors. ('Rape' in this case is derived from the Latin 'rapere', meaning to snatch, to grab, to carry off). One of a series of plates, illustration to "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope. Illustration published in "Aubrey Beardsley: The Man and His Work" by Haldane Macfall, [John Lane]. From "The Bookman - Special Christmas Number 1928". [Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London, 1928]
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