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The Toilette of Salome I

Print
1893 (drawn), 1907 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Line block print of a half-dressed Salome seated languidly in front of a mirror, with four figures in attendance. One is dressing her hair and wears a black mask with a pointed nose and a large collar. Another small androgynous figure stands naked holding a drinks tray with a jug, cups, and sugar bowl etc. A nude figure sits in the foreground and is possibly masturbating, while a draped woman behind them looks down towards their lap. Both of her hands are also suggestively placed, with one on the extended neck of a cello with further innuendo suggested by a plucked instrument.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The Toilette of Salome I (assigned by artist)
  • Salome (published title)
Materials and techniques
Line block print
Brief description
Line block print of an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, 'The Toilette of Salome' (first version), plate VIII for Oscar Wilde's 'Salome', 1893. Printed in Germany, 1907.
Physical description
Line block print of a half-dressed Salome seated languidly in front of a mirror, with four figures in attendance. One is dressing her hair and wears a black mask with a pointed nose and a large collar. Another small androgynous figure stands naked holding a drinks tray with a jug, cups, and sugar bowl etc. A nude figure sits in the foreground and is possibly masturbating, while a draped woman behind them looks down towards their lap. Both of her hands are also suggestively placed, with one on the extended neck of a cello with further innuendo suggested by a plucked instrument.
Style
Literary referenceOscar Wilde's Salome
Collection
Accession number
C.22146:3

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Record createdAugust 18, 2015
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