Cover for 'Prince Zaleski'
Print
1894 (drawn), 1895 (first published)
1894 (drawn), 1895 (first published)
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| Place of origin |
Line block print depicting branches of sliced pomegranates
Object details
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| Title | Cover for 'Prince Zaleski' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Line block print |
| Brief description | Design for the book cover of 'Prince Zaleski' by M.P. Shiel, volume VII from the Keynotes Series, after an original pen and ink design by Aubrey Beardsley. Britain, 1894-5. |
| Physical description | Line block print depicting branches of sliced pomegranates |
| 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. |
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| 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 | |
| Accession number | E.387-1899 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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