Tracing of 'Lysistrata Defending the Acropolis'
Tracing
1890s (made)
1890s (made)
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Tracing of illustration to The Lysistrata of Aristophanes depicting Lysistrata and two Athenian women, all semi-naked, driving off a small naked man carrying a torch. Two of the women throw the contents of chamber-pots, whilst the third bends over and breaks wind.
Object details
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| Title | Tracing of 'Lysistrata Defending the Acropolis' (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tracing |
| Brief description | Tracing after Aubrey Beardsley, 'Lysistrata Defending the Acropolis' from The Lysistrata of Aristophanes, published by Leonard Smithers, London, 1896 |
| Physical description | Tracing of illustration to The Lysistrata of Aristophanes depicting Lysistrata and two Athenian women, all semi-naked, driving off a small naked man carrying a torch. Two of the women throw the contents of chamber-pots, whilst the third bends over and breaks wind. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | AUBREY / BEARDSLEY |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Provenance: R. A. Harari Drawing for the illustration facing page 30 in 'The Lysistrata of Aristophanes', 1896. |
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| Accession number | E.346-1972 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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