Margery
Drawing
1893 (made)
1893 (made)
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A drawing in black ink on white paper depicting a caricature depicting Kate Philips in character as Margery from Alfred Lord Tennyson's play 'Becket'. The character is dressed in clothes typically worn by maids or servants.
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Title | Margery (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and Indian ink, and graphite on paper |
Brief description | Drawing by Aubrey Beardsley, 'Margery' one of a series of three caricatures of actors in character in Tennyson's 'Becket', produced by Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London, 6 February 1893, pen and Indian ink and graphite on paper, London, 1893 |
Physical description | A drawing in black ink on white paper depicting a caricature depicting Kate Philips in character as Margery from Alfred Lord Tennyson's play 'Becket'. The character is dressed in clothes typically worn by maids or servants. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod |
Object history | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod, 1948 |
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Literary reference | Becket by Aubrey Beardsley |
Associated object | E.471-1899 (Reproduction) |
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Accession number | E.33-1948 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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