The Abbé
Print
late 1890s (made)
late 1890s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The elegant figure of the Abbé, standing in a garden.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Abbé (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Photo-process print |
| Brief description | Aubrey Beardsley, 'The Abbé'. Illustration to Beardsley's story 'Under the Hill', published in The Savoy , no. 1, January 1896, p.157. |
| Physical description | The elegant figure of the Abbé, standing in a garden. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| 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. |
| Associated object | E.305-1972 (Original) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.442-1899 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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