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D'Albert in search of his ideals

Print
1898 (published)
Artist/Maker
Leonard Smithers & Co. (publisher)
Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Photogravure


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleD'Albert in search of his ideals (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
photogravure
Paper
Pen and Indian Ink
Photogravure
Brief description
Aubrey Beardsley, 'D'Albert in search of his ideals'. Signed AB. 9 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. One of 'Six drawings illustrating Théophile Gautier's Romance 'Mademoiselle de Maupin' by Aubrey Beardsley' (E.416 to 421-1972). Published by Leonard Smithers and Co., 5 Old Bond Street W., 1898. Portfolio of photogravures from an uncompleted set of illustrations, issues in an edition of 50, with a folio of letterpress comprising title-page printed in black and red, colophon and list of plates, in green-ish grey paper boards, half-bound in green-blue cloth with greenish black tapes. The colophon numbered in ink '13' and signed 'L. S. & Co.' With the bookplate of George Kitchin inside the front cover. Size of portfolio: 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Given by Michael Harari in memory of his Father, Ralph A Harari.
Physical description
Photogravure
Dimensions
  • Image height: 197mm
  • Image width: 165mm
  • Platemark height: 230mm
  • Platemark width: 187mm
  • Sheet height: 380mm
  • Sheet width: 277mm
Styles
Aesthetic Movement
Decadent Movement
Marks and inscriptions
AB (Signed)
Credit line
Given by Michael Harari, in memory of his father, Ralph A. Harari
Object history
One of 'Six drawings illustrating Théophile Gautier's Romance 'Mademoiselle de Maupin' by Aubrey Beardsley' (E.416 to 421-1972). Published by Leonard Smithers and Co., 5 Old Bond Street W., 1898. Portfolio of photogravures from an uncompleted set of illustrations, issues in an edition of 50, with a folio of letterpress comprising title-page printed in black and red, colophon and list of plates, in green-ish grey paper boards, half-bound in green-blue cloth with greenish black tapes. The colophon numbered in ink '13' and signed 'L. S. & Co.' With the bookplate of George Kitchin inside the front cover. Size of portfolio: 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.418-1972

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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