The Woman in the Moon, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

The Woman in the Moon, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

2-847-893 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

The Woman in the Moon, 1893. Naked man and woman, looking towards the the Moon which has the caricatured features of Oscar Wilde; illustration for Wilde's "Salome", [John Lane, 1894]. Beardsley's designs were '...entirely wayward and of his own choosing. He was never under bondage to the writer'. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]


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Creator
  1. Aubrey Beardsley, attributed to: British, English: Artist, draftsman, illustrator, writer, author
Subject
  1. Oscar Wilde: Irish: Author, poet, playwright, wit, dramatist
People Related
  1. R. A. Walker: British: Editor, writer
  2. John Lane: British: Publisher

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3964x5648
File Size : 65,592kb


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  1. Beardsley002
  1. 0910000427
  1. 2-847-893
  1. 2847893
  1. Beardsley002

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