Beardsley Gallery

'The Rape of the Lock', 1896, (1928). Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

'The Rape of the Lock', 1896, (1928). The Baron (left) is snipping off a lock of Belinda's hair with a pair of scissors. ('Rape' in this case is derived from the Latin 'rapere', meaning to snatch, to grab, to carry off). One of a series of plates, illustration to "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope. Illustration published in "Aubrey Beardsley: The Man and His Work" by Haldane Macfall, [John Lane]. From "The Bookman - Special Christmas Number 1928". [Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London, 1928]

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How Four Queens Found Lancelot Sleeping. Illustration to the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Artist: Beardsley, Aubrey (1872?1898)

How Four Queens Found Lancelot Sleeping. Illustration to the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory. Private Collection.

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'Title-Page Designed by Aubrey Beardsley for Messrs. J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd', 1909, (1914). Artist: Aubrey Beardsley

'Title-Page Designed by Aubrey Beardsley for Messrs. J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd', 1909, (1914). Illustrated edition of 'Le Morte d'Arthur' (the death of Arthur) by Thomas Malory (c.1415-1471), a reworking of traditional tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. From The Art of the Book edited by Charles Holme. [The Studio, Ltd., London, Paris, New York, 1914]

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