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A Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde

Portfolio
1907 (published)
Artist/Maker
Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (artist)
Lane, John (publisher)
Place of origin
London (made)

Portfolio of grey-green paper boards, half bound in vellum, with green silk tapes, with the title and the rosebush motif from the 1894 edition in letterpress in gold and the stamp of A. Lang Buchhandlung Moskau inside the front cover.

The 17 plates are no longer in the portfolio but are now mounted separately (E.422 to 438-1972). There is also a contents sheet (E.442B-1972).


Object details

Categories
Designs
Illustration
Prints
Theatre
Object type
Portfolio
TitleA Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde (series title)
Materials and techniques
Paper boards, half bound in vellum, with silk tapes and letterpress printing
Paper (Fiber Product)
Vellum
Silk (Textile)
Letterpress Printing
Brief description
Portfolio for 'A Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde', published by John Lane, London, 1907
Physical description
Portfolio of grey-green paper boards, half bound in vellum, with green silk tapes, with the title and the rosebush motif from the 1894 edition in letterpress in gold and the stamp of A. Lang Buchhandlung Moskau inside the front cover.

The 17 plates are no longer in the portfolio but are now mounted separately (E.422 to 438-1972). There is also a contents sheet (E.442B-1972).
Dimensions
  • Closed height: 35.2cm
  • Closed width: 28.2cm
  • Open height: 35.2cm
  • Open width: 56.8cm
Style
Art Nouveau
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Aubrey Beardsley's Illustrations to Salome' (Letterpress printed text on the upper front of the portfolio.)
  • (Letterpress printed rose bush motif on the front of the portfolio below the title.)
  • 'A. Lang Buchhandlung Moskau' (Stamp inside the front cover.)
Credit line
Given by Michael Harari, in memory of his father, Ralph A. Harari
Production
Published as the second edition in 1907. The series was first published in 1894.
Association
Wilde, Oscar
Literary referenceOscar Wilde's 'Salome'
Bibliographic reference
Calloway, Stephen. Aubrey Beardsley. London: V & A Publications, 1998. 224pp, illus. ISBN: 1851772197.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.442A-1972

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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