Tracing of 'Two Athenian Women in Distress'

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Place of origin	UK (made)

Tracing of an illustration from The Lysistrata of Aristophanes showing two Athenian women. The one to the right, seen from the back, climbs down a rope. She is naked except for her stockings; a lost shoe lies beneath her. The second woman to the left is also naked save for a diaphonous cape and stockings. Her right hand shields her genitals and her right foot is perched on a dove. From above an arm, recognisable by the flounced sleeve as that of Lysistrata, reaches after her.

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Categories	Gender and Sexuality Illustration Satire
Object type	Tracing
Title	Tracing of 'Two Athenian Women in Distress'
Materials and techniques	Tracing Tracing Paper Tracing
Brief description	Tracing after Aubrey Beardsley, 'Two Athenian Women in Distress' from The Lysistrata of Aristophanes, published by Leonard Smithers, London, 1896
Physical description	Tracing of an illustration from The Lysistrata of Aristophanes showing two Athenian women. The one to the right, seen from the back, climbs down a rope. She is naked except for her stockings; a lost shoe lies beneath her. The second woman to the left is also naked save for a diaphonous cape and stockings. Her right hand shields her genitals and her right foot is perched on a dove. From above an arm, recognisable by the flounced sleeve as that of Lysistrata, reaches after her.
Dimensions	Height: 374mm Width: 255mm
Style	19th
Credit line	Purchased with Art Fund support
Object history	Provenance: R. A. Harari
Associated objects	E.298-1972 E.747-1945
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.347-1972

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O685586/tracing-of-two-athenian-women-tracing-unknown/

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