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Atalanta I, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Atalanta I, 1895. Heroine of Greek mythology holding a bow. An illustration to the poem Atalanta in Corydon by Algernon Charles Swinburne, and intended for "The Yellow Book", Vol. V, but withdrawn, along with other plates, when publisher John Lane dispensed with Beardley's services as art editor of the magazine in the wake of the Oscar Wilde scandal. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

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Young Woman Seated Next to a Table with Elbow Resting on a Book, 1840s. Creator: Unknown

Young Woman Seated Next to a Table with Elbow Resting on a Book, 1840s

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Loves Baubles, 1897, (c1930). Creator: Byam Shaw

Love's Baubles, 1897, (c1930). Joyful scene, with people in medieval dress in a rural setting. A tray laden with fruit is carried by a winged youth surrounded by butterflies. Painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From "Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd., London, c1930]

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