The Woman in the Moon
Print
1893 (drawn), 1907 (printed)
1893 (drawn), 1907 (printed)
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Line block print. On the left 'The Woman in the Moon' shows a naked figure and a robed figure standing to the right of the composition looking over towards a face set within the moon. On the right the title page contains the inscription (translated from the German) 'Salome. Tragedy in one act by Oscar Wilde/transmitted into German by Hedwig Lachmann with fifteen drawings by Audrey Beardsley.' Below this reads 'Leipzig im inselverlag 1907.' To the side of this writing is a female figure with her back to the viewer, with hair made from the surrounding tree foliage. Below the writing is a winged figure with a mask over its eyes.
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| Brief description | Line block prints of two illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, ' 'The Woman in the Moon', plate I for Oscar Wilde's 'Salome', and the title page, together on one sheet, 1893. Printed in Germany, 1907. |
| Physical description | Line block print. On the left 'The Woman in the Moon' shows a naked figure and a robed figure standing to the right of the composition looking over towards a face set within the moon. On the right the title page contains the inscription (translated from the German) 'Salome. Tragedy in one act by Oscar Wilde/transmitted into German by Hedwig Lachmann with fifteen drawings by Audrey Beardsley.' Below this reads 'Leipzig im inselverlag 1907.' To the side of this writing is a female figure with her back to the viewer, with hair made from the surrounding tree foliage. Below the writing is a winged figure with a mask over its eyes. |
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| Literary reference | Oscar Wilde's Salome |
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| Accession number | C.22146:1 |
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| Record created | August 18, 2015 |
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