Bon Mots of Smith and Sheridan

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Artist/Maker	Beardsley (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (printed)

Line block print for 'Bon-Mots of Smith and Sheridan', a reprinted publication on English wit and humour by Sydney Smith (1771-1845) and Richard Brinsley Shedridan (1751-1816). A seated man in feline form, wearing ragged clothing and with a peacock feather for a tail, turns to regard the viewer. On his back is a large caterpillar walking towards his head. This vignette accompanies an anecdote about the Bishop Wilberforce on p.23 of the book.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Bon Mots of Smith and Sheridan (series title)
Materials and techniques	Line block print Paper Line Block Printing
Brief description	Line block print by Aubrey Beardsley, from Bon Mots of Smith and Sheridan, ca. 1893.
Physical description	Line block print for 'Bon-Mots of Smith and Sheridan', a reprinted publication on English wit and humour by Sydney Smith (1771-1845) and Richard Brinsley Shedridan (1751-1816). A seated man in feline form, wearing ragged clothing and with a peacock feather for a tail, turns to regard the viewer. On his back is a large caterpillar walking towards his head. This vignette accompanies an anecdote about the Bishop Wilberforce on p.23 of the book.
Dimensions	Height: 5.5cm Width: 7.25cm
Object history	This is one of 200 prints made by different photo-process techniques (E.358 to E.556-1899) which are reproductions, chiefly proofs, of designs and illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley. They were bought from Mrs A. Gleeson White, 21st January 1899, and had formed part of the collection of Joseph Gleeson White (1851-1898), art historian and first editor of 'The Studio' magazine.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.539-1899

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O901446/bon-mots-of-smith-and-print-beardsley/

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