Design for the chapter heading of Chapter XIX, book VIII (p. 324 of vol. I, and elsewhere), in Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur
Drawing
ca.1893-4 (published)
ca.1893-4 (published)
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Pen and ink drawing of a male figure, nude, among trees.
Object details
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| Title | Design for the chapter heading of Chapter XIX, book VIII (p. 324 of vol. I, and elsewhere), in Thomas Malory’s <i>Le Morte Darthur</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
| Brief description | Drawing by Aubrey Beardsley, design for the chapter heading of Chapter XIX, book VIII (p. 324 of vol. I, and elsewhere), in Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, pen and ink, ca.1893-4 |
| Physical description | Pen and ink drawing of a male figure, nude, among trees. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Literary reference | 'Morte d'Arthur' by Thomas Malory |
| Bibliographic reference | Linda Gertner Zatlin, Aubrey Beardsley : a catalogue raisonne. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016] 2 volumes (xxxi, [1], 519, [1] pages; xi, [1], 547, [1] pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. ISBN: 9780300111279
The entry is as follows:
502
Nude Male Figure among Young trees
Book VIII, chapter xix
By 11 July 1893
Victoria and Albert Museum, London (D.123-1899)
Pen, brush and Indian ink over pencil on white wove paper; 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (108 x 64 mm).
INSCRIPTIONS: Verso in blue ink: V.A.M. / [ink black ink]: I 50 / V.A.M. / D.122-’99
FLOWERS: Stylised tree.
PROVENANCE: J. M. Dent;...; Tregaskis 1898, Catalogue 420 (483t), bt. Victoria and Albert Museum on 1 March 1899.
EXHIBITION: London 1901 (653 or 654), 1966-8 (196).
LITERATURE: Vallance 1897 (p.202), 1909 (no.59.xx); Gallatin 1945 (no. 345-624); Reade 1967 (p.139 n.103); Samuels Lasner 1995 (no.22).
REPRODUCED: Le Morte Darthur, 1893-4 (facing p.324); Reade 1967 (plate 103).
Repeated in Book X, chapter xxiv, p.503. The nude male figure stands among slender foliated trees. |
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| Accession number | D.123-1899 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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