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A large letter S superimposed in front of an oversized black falcon and stone building.

In this graphite drawing with ink outlines, a large letter S is front and center. Behind the S is an enormous black falcon in mid-flight, swopping down and to the right. The falcon wears a jeweled tiara with two long chains descending from either side of its head. Immediately behind the falcon is a cropped section of a classical stone building.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.639
People
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, British (Brighton, England 1872 - 1898 Menton, France)
Title
Initial Letter S (Falcon)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Volpone
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1898
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297916

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and graphite on white paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 15.9 cm (6 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Zatlin 1083

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.639
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. 1083, pp. 403-404, repr. p. 404

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/08/2018 - 10/31/2019

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