Frontispiece to Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1898. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

Frontispiece to Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1898. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

2-880-211 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

Frontispiece to Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1898. Volpone, a greedy and rich childless Venetian, rubs his hands in front of his riches. Illustration for an edition of Ben Jonson's eponymous comedy play, published by Leonard Smithers. 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
People Related
  1. R. A. Walker: British: Editor, writer
  2. Ben Johnson: British; English: Actor, playwright, dramatist, lyric poet, and literary critic

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Society & Culture Art & Literature

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Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty


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  1. Beardsley129
  1. 0910000538
  1. 2-880-211
  1. 2880211
  1. Beardsley129

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