Ink drawing of two veiled figures against parted floral curtains.
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Ink drawing of two veiled figures against floral curtains, looking towards the viewer, as if to usher the viewer through the drawn curtains towards a platform on which sit two candelabras, a mask, and a folded fan. The figure on the left wears a plumed headpiece, a polka dot veil, and clothing trimmed with flowers and bows. The figure on the right wears a dotted veil with scallop trim, and pointed slippers with bows.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.655
People
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, British (Brighton, England 1872 - 1898 Menton, France)
Title
Title Page
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Savoy
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1896
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297831

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink, white gouache, and graphite on white wove paper, laid down
Dimensions
36.9 x 28 cm (14 1/2 x 11 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Zatlin 992

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.655
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Linda Gertner Zatlin, Aubrey Beardsley: A Catalogue Raisonné, Yale University Press (U.S.) (New Haven and London, 2016), vol. 2, no. 992, pp. 246-248, repr. p. 247

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