Fidei Defensor. Degas
Drawing
ca.1893 (made)
ca.1893 (made)
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The humour of this drawing resides in the incongruity of the head of the 'widow of Windsor' in her widow's weeds of black mourning dress and white bonnet - the Queen's usual apparel - surmounting the balletic legs of a Degas dancer. Inscribed is 'FIDEI DEFENSOR'
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Pen and Indian ink and graphite on paper |
| Brief Description | Drawing by Aubrey Beardsley, 'Fidei Defensor. Degas', caricature in the form of a design for a coin showing Queen Victoria as a Degas ballet dancer, graphite, pen and Indian ink on paper, London, ca. 1893 |
| Physical Description | A drawing in black ink on white paper depicting a caricature of Queen Victoria as a Degas ballet dancer. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Henry Herbert Harrod |
| Object history | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod, 1948 |
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| Summary | The humour of this drawing resides in the incongruity of the head of the 'widow of Windsor' in her widow's weeds of black mourning dress and white bonnet - the Queen's usual apparel - surmounting the balletic legs of a Degas dancer. Inscribed is 'FIDEI DEFENSOR' |
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| Accession Number | E.39-1948 |
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| record created | December 15, 1999 |
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