The Peacock Skirt
Print
1893 (drawn), 1894 (first published)
1893 (drawn), 1894 (first published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Line block print depicting a scene from the play in which the young Syrian is warned by Salome against gazing too freely upon her.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | The Peacock Skirt (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Print by Aubrey Beardsley, 'The Peacock Skirt', plate V from 'A Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde' |
| Physical description | Line block print depicting a scene from the play in which the young Syrian is warned by Salome against gazing too freely upon her. |
| 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.426-1972 (Duplicate) |
| Bibliographic reference | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.428-1899 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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