Tailpiece, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

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]


Image Details


People Information

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

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Satires

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4314x4036
File Size : 51,010kb


Aliases

  1. Beardsley014
  1. 0910000434
  1. 2-880-275
  1. 2880275
  1. Beardsley014

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