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AUBREY VINCENT BEARDSLEY. The Examination of the Herald-"The Lysistrata of Aristophanes"

The Examination of the Herald - "The Lysistrata of Aristophanes". Artist: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (British, Brighton, Sussex 1872-1898 Menton). Dimensions: Image: 10 × 7 in. (25.4 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 3/16 × 9 15/16 in. (43.7 × 25.3 cm). Subject: Aristophanes (Greek, ca. 446-ca. 386 BC). Date: ca. 1926.
This print reproduces one of eight drawing Beardsleys made to illustrate the Greek comic play "Lysistrata" for a privately printed edition issued by Leonard Smithers in 1896, reprinted here around 1926 either in London or Paris.
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Title:
The Examination of the Herald-"The Lysistrata of Aristophanes"
Caption:
The Examination of the Herald - "The Lysistrata of Aristophanes". Artist: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (British, Brighton, Sussex 1872-1898 Menton). Dimensions: Image: 10 × 7 in. (25.4 × 17.8 cm) Sheet: 17 3/16 × 9 15/16 in. (43.7 × 25.3 cm). Subject: Aristophanes (Greek, ca. 446-ca. 386 BC). Date: ca. 1926. This print reproduces one of eight drawing Beardsleys made to illustrate the Greek comic play "Lysistrata" for a privately printed edition issued by Leonard Smithers in 1896, reprinted here around 1926 either in London or Paris.
Technique/material:
Phototype
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
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Image size:
2407 x 3310 px | 22.8 MB
Print size:
20.4 x 28.0 cm | 8.0 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)