#aubrey beardsley

[the-evil-clergyman]

Sir Launcelot and the Witch Hellawes, from Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur by Aubrey Beardsley (1894)

#aubrey beardsley #art #illustration #art nouveau #19th century #19th century art #vintage art #vintage illustration #vintage #english artist #british artist #books #book illustration #mythology #arthurian mythology #arthurian legend #lancelot #hellawes #golden age of illustration #classic art

[art-nouveau-art-history]

The achieving of the Sangreal by Aubrey Beardsley (1872 - 1898)

#art #art history #artwork #culture #history #museums #painting #vintage #art nouveau #aubrey beardsley

[lionofchaeronea]

Sir Launcelot and the Witch Hellawes (illustration from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur), Aubrey Beardsley, 1894

#art #art history #Aubrey Beardsley #illustration #Le Morte d'Arthur #Sir Lancelot #Lancelot du Lac #Arthurian legend #Arthurian mythology #Arthuriana #black and white #b&w #British art #English art #19th century art #Victorian period #Victorian art

[nobrashfestivity]

Aubrey Beardsley (Detail) 1895

Mirror of Love: frontispiece for the book: The Thread and the Path

#aubrey beardsley #illustration #books #mirror

[enchantedbook]

'Μasked Woman with a white Mouse' by Aubrey Beardsley

#aubrey beardsley #painting

[demeter1111]

Image from page 286 of "The Savoy" (1896) Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley

Source

#art #illustration #literature #aubrey beardsley #m

[thefugitivesaint]

Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), ''The Studio'', Vol. 13, 1898 Source

#aubrey beardsley #Aubrey Vincent Beardsley #english artists #the studio #vintage illustration #vintage art #english illustrators

[karrova]

The Billet-doux

Aubrey Beardsley 

#Aubrey Beardsley #m

[arsvitaest]

Illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898)

#Aubrey Beardsley

[psikonauti]

Aubrey Beardsley (British, 1872-1898)

Frontispiece design for “The Story of Venus and Tannhauser”, 1894

Graphite and ink on paper

#Aubrey Beardsley #upl #va #art #illustration #drawing #women

[uwmspeccoll]

It’s Fine Press Friyay! 

This week we’re digging into our 1896 copy of Alexander Pope’s (1688-1744) The Rape of the Lock: an heroi-comical poem in five cantos, which features decadent illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898). This crown quarto edition of 500 was issued in London by Leonard Smithers (1861-1907). It was printed on deckle edge paper at the Chiswick Press.  

This publication is an excellent example of high burlesque, a style of satire in which “a literary, elevated manner was applied to a commonplace or comically inappropriate subject matter.” Pope’s epic treatment of a minor event of social trespass- the theft of a lock of Arabella Fermor’s (1696-1737) hair by Lord Petre (1689-1713), her suitor at the time of the incident and soon-to-be ex-fiancée, mocked the excessive role of social mores and morality in European culture of the era through exaggerated imitation.  

Leonard Smithers was a London bookseller and publisher associated with the Decadent Movement, a 19th century Western European artistic and literary movement that prized aesthetic excess, artificiality, and hedonism. In addition to his support for Beardsley’s work, he also promoted the work of a number of controversial figure or the time including, amongst others, Max Beerbohm, Aleister Crowley, and Oscar Wilde.  

The Chiswick Press was founded in 1811 by Charles Whittingham (1767–1840), who found success in producing accessibly priced editions of classics. His nephew Charles Whittingham II (1795–1876), who took over in 1840, was known for printing William Morris’s (1834-1896) early work, and would establish the press as part of the Private Press Movement in England, which started in reaction to the mechanization of book production. Contributors to the Private Press Movement championed the material qualities of their publications, lending heightened consideration to aesthetic choices and reviving traditional techniques of typography, binding, paper making, and printing.

--Ana, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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#Fine Press Friday #Fine Press Fridays #Chiswick Press #Aubrey Beardsley #Alexander Pope #crown quarto #The Rape of the Lock #high burlesque #satire #Decadent Movement #Leonard Smithers #Private Press Movement #Arabella Fermor #Lord Petre #Ana

[lisamarie-vee]

#life magazine #1960s #aubrey beardsley

[art-nouveau-art-history]

How Morgan Le Fay Gave a Shield to Sir Tristram by Aubrey Beardsley (1872 - 1898)

#art #art history #artwork #culture #history #museums #painting #vintage #art nouveau #aubrey beardsley

[creativespark]

Aubrey Beardsley (British, 1872-1898), The Climax, 1893 Line block print on paper

#art #illustration #1800s art #block print #aubrey beardsley

[nobrashfestivity]

Salomé is a 1922 silent film directed by Charles Bryant and Alla Nazimova, who also stars. It is an adaptation of the 1891 Oscar Wilde play of the same name

Aubrey Beardsley illustrations and screencaps from the old Cosmic Machine blogspot

#Aubrey Beardsley #salome #oscar wilde #costumes #film #art deco #design

[enchantedbook]

'The Ascension of St. Rosa of Lima' by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896

#aubrey beardsley #art nouveau