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Mrs Patrick Campbell

Print
1894 (made)
Artist/Maker
Aubrey Beardsley (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Line block print depicting a full-length portrait of the actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in profile, facing towards the right. She wears a white dress and a black hat with a white flower. Inscribed with title and 'Yellow Book Vol I'.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleMrs Patrick Campbell
Materials and techniques
Line block print
Paper
Pen and Indian Ink
Block
Brief description
Aubrey Beardsley proof for 'The Yellow Book' entitled 'Mrs Patrick Campbell'. Great Britain, 1894.
Physical description
Line block print depicting a full-length portrait of the actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in profile, facing towards the right. She wears a white dress and a black hat with a white flower. Inscribed with title and 'Yellow Book Vol I'.
Dimensions
  • Each sheet, plates various height: 28.7cm
  • Each sheet, plates various width: 22.3cm
  • Plate height: 16.3cm
  • Plate width: 10.4cm
Plate: 16.3 x 10.4 cm Series Measurements: Each sheet: 28.7 x 22.3 cm Plates various
Object history
The following reference has been taken from Calloway, S. (1998). Aubrey Beardsley. V & A Publications:

'In February 1894 Oscar Wilde wrote to the celebrated actress 'Mrs Pat.' asking permission to present Beardsley. Shortly afterwards she gave Beardsley a sitting for this drawing; Wilde owned the [original] drawing for a while until it was dispersed along with all his books and other treasures in the disastrously shambolic auction of his possessions at Tite Street in 1895'.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1092-1996

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O227348/mrs-patrick-campbell-print-aubrey-beardsley/
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