Tailpiece, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.
/2880275.jpg "Tailpiece, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.")
2-880-275 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images
Tailpiece, 1893. Alternate title: The Burial of Salome. A Pierrot-like figure and a satyr lower the naked body of Salome into a coffin in the shape of a powder box, inscribed with the French word 'fin' - the end. Next to the coffin is a giant powder-puff. Illustration for "Salome" by Oscar Wilde, [John Lane, 1894]. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]
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Creator
- Aubrey Beardsley, attributed to: British, English: Artist, draftsman, illustrator, writer, author
People Related
- R. A. Walker: British: Editor, writer
- Oscar Wilde: Irish: Author, poet, playwright, wit, dramatist
- John Lane: British: Publisher
Category Hierarchy
Society & Culture Art & Literature
Artistic Representations Satires
Society & Culture Death & Burial
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4314x4036
File Size : 51,010kb
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- Beardsley014
- 0910000434
- 2-880-275
- 2880275
- Beardsley014
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