2-880-272 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

Madame Réjane, 1894. Portrait of French actress Gabrielle Réjane whose London debut as Catherine in "Madame Sans Gêne" took place at the Gaiety Theatre on June 24, 1894. 'From The Yellow Book, Vol. II. The best of the artist's many drawings of the great French actress whom he know personally...He sold it to the late Fredk. H. Evans for a £5 note, put this in his pocket and lost it in half an hour'. Published in "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]