The Death of Pierrot, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

The Death of Pierrot, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

2-880-194 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

The Death of Pierrot, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Characters from the Commedia dell'Arte tiptoe towards the dying Pierrot, an alllusion to Beardsley's own death from tuberculosis less than two years later. Published in "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Aubrey Beardsley, attributed to: British, English: Artist, draftsman, illustrator, writer, author
People Related
  1. R. A. Walker: British: Editor, writer
  2. Leonard Smithers: British: Bookseller and publisher

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Satires

People Other

Society & Culture Sickness & Disease

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3462x5003
File Size : 50,744kb


Aliases

  1. Beardsley092
  1. 0910000504
  1. 2-880-194
  1. 2880194
  1. Beardsley092

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