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Cover and title page for 'Poor Folk'

Print
1894 (drawn), 1899 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Aubrey Beardsley (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Line block print for the cover of a Dostoevsky novel, translated by Lena Milman and published by John Lane

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleCover and title page for 'Poor Folk' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Line block print, mounted on green card
Paper
Line Block Printing
Brief description
Design for the book cover of 'Poor Folk' from the Keynote Series, after an original pen and ink design by Aubrey Beardsley. Published 1894.
Physical description
Line block print for the cover of a Dostoevsky novel, translated by Lena Milman and published by John Lane
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
  • Card mount width: 26cm (Note: approximate)
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.
Subjects depicted
Pipes
Downspouts
Shutters
Associated object
E.1131-1965 (Version)
Bibliographic reference
The following text is from the 1899 acquisition register: E.358-1899 to E.556-1899 Photo-process prints Reproductions, chiefly proofs, of designs and illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley and his portrait. 199 sheets. Various sizes.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.451-1899

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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