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Arbuscula, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Arbuscula, 1897. Arbuscula was a celebrated pantomime actress and stage performer of ancient Rome during the 1st century BCE, when most female parts were played by men. An illustration to A History of Dancing by Gaston Vuillier, [Heinemann, 1898]. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

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