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Background imageBodley Head Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Mrs Patrick Campbell, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Mrs Patrick Campbell, 1894. From the Yellow Book, Vol. I. This harmless, but clever, caricature was greeted with a howl of execration at the time

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design for The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design for The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Savoy No. 8, 1896. An androgynous figure in a turban tilts forward on a stool. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Frontispiece to A Book of Bargains by Vincent O Sullivan, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Frontispiece to A Book of Bargains by Vincent O Sullivan, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece to A Book of Bargains by Vincent O Sullivan, 1896. Woman sitting at a desk, ...represents an apparition from one of the stories in...a grim little book written in cool, clear prose

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Design for the Prospectus of the Savoy, II, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Design for the Prospectus of the Savoy, II, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Design for the Prospectus of the Savoy, II, 1895. Winged figure carrying quill pens and a sign. Illustration for " The Savoy" magazine. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design for The Savoy No. I, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design for The Savoy No. I, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Savoy No. I, 1895. As originally drawn the amour is making free with a copy of The Yellow Book at his feet, a reference to Beardsleys parting with [publisher] John Lane

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design for The Savoy No. 4, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design for The Savoy No. 4, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Savoy No. 4, 1896. Woman with bunches of grapes on ornate stand. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Another drawing for Das Rheingold. It has the charm of a Japanese netsuke and reminds one of an earlier drawing

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Fourth Tableau of Das Rheingold, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896

The Fourth Tableau of Das Rheingold, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Cover design with Wotan and Loge, illustration for Wagners opera " Das Rheingold"

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Lady with the Rose, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Lady with the Rose, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Lady with the Rose, 1897. Included in the Mademoiselle de Maupin Portfolio but possibly not intended as an illustration. " Mademoiselle de Maupin" was a novel by Theophile Gautier

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Three Musicians II, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Three Musicians II, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Three Musicians II, 1895. A couple in a forest scene. This illustration was omitted from The Savoy No. I. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Coiffing, from The Savoy No. 3, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Coiffing, from The Savoy No. 3, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Coiffing, from The Savoy No. 3, 1896. Woman with her hairdresser. Note diagonal line rising from the footstool to the crown on the Virgin Marys head

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cul-de-lampe to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cul-de-lampe to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cul-de-lampe to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Illustration for a verse play by Ernest Dowson, published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design for Dowsons Verses, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design for Dowsons Verses, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for Dowsons Verses, 1896. " Verses", a collection of poetry by Ernest Dowson, was published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design for The Savoy No. 7, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design for The Savoy No. 7, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Savoy No. 7, 1896. The eternal problem of Youth and Pedantry. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Mademoiselle de Maupin, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Mademoiselle de Maupin, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Mademoiselle de Maupin, 1897. For an intended edition of the book by Theophile Gautier, but published in a portfolio after the death of the artist (Beardsley)

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. One of a series of proposed caricatures of musicians. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Bathers, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Bathers, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Bathers, 1895. Alternative title: On Dieppe Beach. From The Savoy No. I..It illustrates Arthur Symonss article on Dieppe. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Moska, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Moska, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Moska, 1895. From The Savoy No. I...illustration to Arthur Symonss article on Dieppe. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Titlepage to The Savoy Nos 1 and 2, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Titlepage to The Savoy Nos 1 and 2, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Titlepage to The Savoy Nos 1 and 2, 1895. A woman with an ostrich-feather headdress and a man in Pierrot costume. Illustration for " The Savoy", a magazine of literature, art

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Illustration for a verse play by Ernest Dowson, published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Frontispiece to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Frontispiece to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Illustration for a verse play by Ernest Dowson, published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Death of Pierrot, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Death of Pierrot, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Death of Pierrot, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Characters from the Commedia dell Arte tiptoe towards the dying Pierrot

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Tristan und Isolde, from The Savoy No. 7, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Tristan und Isolde, from The Savoy No. 7, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Tristan und Isolde, from The Savoy No. 7, 1896. Characters from Wagners opera. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Climax, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Climax, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Climax, 1893. The floating figure of Salome holds the severed head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan). The head has writhing snake-like hair

Background imageBodley Head Collection: L Education Sentimentale, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

L Education Sentimentale, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
L Education Sentimentale, 1894. This drawing created much stir at the time...[it was] subsequently cut off and tinted by the artist and renamed Mrs Marsuple (from Under the Hill)

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Fruit Bearers, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Fruit Bearers, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Fruit Bearers, 1895. Illustration for Beardsleys novel " Under the Hill". From The Savoy No. I. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: A Platonic Lament, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

A Platonic Lament, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
A Platonic Lament, 1893. A caricature of Oscar Wilde appears in the sky above a nude figure mourning over the body of the Young Syrian. A jester-like figure crouches beneath

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Salome on [a] Settle, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Salome on [a] Settle, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Salome on [a] Settle, 1893. Alternative title: Maitresse d Orchestre. Salome, in a lace-edged black robe with a tassel which trails on the floor, holds a slim pointed object like a conductors baton

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Contents Page of The Savoy No 1, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Contents Page of The Savoy No 1, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Contents Page of The Savoy No 1, 1895. Caricature of John Bull holding quill pen and sharpened pencils, illustration for " The Savoy" magazine

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Portrait of Himself, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Portrait of Himself, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Portrait of Himself, 1894. British artist and eccentric Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) depicts himself as a tiny figure in an enormous canopied bed

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Return of Tannhauser to the Venusberg, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Return of Tannhauser to the Venusberg, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Return of Tannhauser to the Venusberg, 1895. Illustration probably made for " Under the Hill", an unfinished erotic novel by Beardsley based on the legend of Tannhauser

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Atalanta I, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

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

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Frontispiece to An Evil Motherhood. Elkin Mathews, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Frontispiece to An Evil Motherhood. Elkin Mathews, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece to An Evil Motherhood. Elkin Mathews, 1895. Illustration to " An Evil Motherhood. an Impressionist Novel, Etc." by Walt Ruding, published by Elkin Mathews

Background imageBodley Head Collection: La Dame aux Camelias, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

La Dame aux Camelias, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
La Dame aux Camelias, 1894. Woman standing at a dressing table, wearing a voluminous white coat over an evening dress with peacock feather motifs

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Two women, one in bloomers and the other in a figure-hugging dress with flounced sleeves and hem. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Dancers Reward, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Dancers Reward, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Dancers Reward, 1893. A horrified Salome, wearing a robe adorned with roses and with an elaborate curled hairstyle, beholds the severed and bloody head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan)

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design for the Cambridge ABC, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design for the Cambridge ABC, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for the Cambridge ABC, 1894. A masked figure and a woman wearing a dress with a long train meet in a formal garden

Background imageBodley Head Collection: D Albert, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

D Albert, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
D Albert, 1897. Chevalier d Albert, a character from " Mademoiselle de Maupin" by Theophile Gautier. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Madame Rejane (Half-length), 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Madame Rejane (Half-length), 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Madame Rejane (Half-length), 1894. French actress Gabrielle Rejane as Madame Sans-Gene from the play of the same name by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol I, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol I, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol I, 1894. Masked carnival-goers in the style of Jules Cheret. " The Yellow Book", published by John Lane

Background imageBodley Head Collection: A Suggested Reform in Ballet Costume, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

A Suggested Reform in Ballet Costume, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
A Suggested Reform in Ballet Costume, 1895. Alternative title: At a Distance. Woman in floor-length cloak with train, decorated with applique leaves and flowers

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Frontispiece and Titlepage for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Frontispiece and Titlepage for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece and Titlepage for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. The story of Venus and Tannhauser, in which is set forth an exact account of the manner of state held by Madam Venus, Goddess and Meretrix

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Cover Design for Yellow Book Prospectus for Vol V, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Cover Design for Yellow Book Prospectus for Vol V, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for Yellow Book Prospectus for Vol V, 1895. A faun or satyr, possibly Bacchus?, reads from a book to a woman on a riverbank. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Singer Poster Design, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Singer Poster Design, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Singer Poster Design, 1895. A woman playing a Singer piano. The Singer Piano Company was established in Chicago in 1884. First published in The Poster for October 1898

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Garcons de Cafe, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Garcons de Cafe, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Garcons de Cafe, 1894. French waiters. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II. The original was once the property of the artists House-Master at the Brighton Grammar School

Background imageBodley Head Collection: The Wagnerites, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Wagnerites, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Wagnerites, 1894. An audience, some with elaborate hairstyles, in an opera house. A programme that has fallen to the floor reads Tristan und Isolde, an opera by Richard Wagner

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Frontispiece for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Frontispiece for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. Alternative title: Venus between Terminal Gods. A crown hovers above Venus who is flanked by classical sculptures holding pan pipes

Background imageBodley Head Collection: Madame Rejane, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Madame Rejane, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Madame Rejane, 1894. Portrait of French actress Gabrielle Rejane whose London debut as Catherine in " Madame Sans Gene" took place at the Gaiety Theatre on June 24, 1894




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"Bodley Head: A Journey Through Art and Literature" Step into the world of Bodley Head, where art and literature intertwine to create a captivating experience. Explore the rich history of this renowned collection, starting with The Darley Arabian, a masterpiece from 1720 that showcases the beauty and grace of these majestic creatures. Continue your journey through time as you encounter Renard the Fox, an enchanting piece by Philip Reinagle dating back to 1800. Let yourself be transported into a whimsical world filled with cunning characters and intriguing tales. As you delve deeper into Bodley Head's treasures, discover The Quarry by Henri Rousseau in 1923. Lose yourself in this vibrant landscape painting that captures nature's raw beauty and invites contemplation. Prepare to be confounded by Confound This Pinfold. By Hablot Knight Browne from around 1860. This thought-provoking artwork challenges societal norms while showcasing Browne's exceptional talent for storytelling through visual imagery. Marvel at Houses in a Landscape by Paul Cezanne in 1923, which exemplifies his revolutionary approach to perspective and color. Allow yourself to get lost within its intricate details as you appreciate Cezanne's mastery of capturing light on canvas. Embark on a Mediterranean adventure with Mediterranean Sailing Boats by Paul Signac in 1923. Feel the warm breeze against your face as you sail alongside these vibrant boats, immersing yourself in Signac's skillful use of pointillism technique. Take a moment to admire Girl with a Rose by Pierre-Auguste Renoir from 1913. Witness Renoir's ability to capture delicate emotions through his brushstrokes as he portrays youthful innocence intertwined with blossoming love. Appreciate Aubrey Beardsley’s artistic genius through his Cover Design for A Book of Fifty Drawings from 1897 or Arbuscula from the same year; both showcase his distinctive style and intricate attention to detail.