The Black Cape
Print
1893 (drawn), 1907 (printed)
1893 (drawn), 1907 (printed)
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Black and white print depicting a woman in profile wearing an extravagant black cape and flowing skirt adorned with stylised floral and decorative motifs. She is also wearing a small bonnet, perched on top of her oversized hair and holds a sort of wand in her right hand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Line block print |
| Brief description | Line block print of an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, 'The Black Cape', plate III for Oscar Wilde's 'Salome', 1893. Printed in Germany, 1907. |
| Physical description | Black and white print depicting a woman in profile wearing an extravagant black cape and flowing skirt adorned with stylised floral and decorative motifs. She is also wearing a small bonnet, perched on top of her oversized hair and holds a sort of wand in her right hand. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Literary reference | Oscar Wilde's Salome |
| Bibliographic reference | The following excerpt is from Aubrey Beardsley (published 1909 by John Lane) by Ross, Robert Baldwin, 1869-1918; Vallance, Aymer, 1862-1943; Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951:
'The Black Cape. A burlesque, substituted for a drawing of John and Salome, which was printed but withheld, and subsequently published in "Early Work." (Property of John Lane, Esq.)' |
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| Accession number | C.22146:6 |
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| Record created | August 18, 2015 |
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