Tracing of 'The Examination of the Herald'
Tracing
1890s (made)
1890s (made)
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Tracing of an illustration to The Lysistrata of Aristophanes showing a young man, his cloak revealing and stockings, with an oversized erect penis which is being examined by a smaller older man whose cloak and loose trousers reveal his drooping genitalia.
Object details
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| Title | Tracing of 'The Examination of the Herald' |
| Materials and techniques | Tracing |
| Brief description | Tracing after Aubrey Beardsley, 'The Examination of the Herald' from The Lysistrata of Aristophanes, published by Leonard Smithers, London, 1896 |
| Physical description | Tracing of an illustration to The Lysistrata of Aristophanes showing a young man, his cloak revealing and stockings, with an oversized erect penis which is being examined by a smaller older man whose cloak and loose trousers reveal his drooping genitalia. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Provenance: R. A. Harari This drawing is for the illustration facing p 46 in The Lysistrata of Aristophanes. London: Leonard Smithers, 1896. |
| Associated object | E.300-1972 (Original) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.348-1972 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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