Grotesque Collection (#9)

Isolde Drinking the Poison (litho)
DGC288133 Isolde Drinking the Poison (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Initial Letter M for Volpone, 1898 (litho)
DGC288120 Initial Letter M for Volpone, 1898 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Illustration of the comedy-ballet Marionettes III, from The Yellow Book, Vol. 1, 1894 (litho)
DGC288113 Illustration of the comedy-ballet Marionettes III, from The Yellow Book, Vol. 1, 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front Cover illustration for The Savoy, 1896 (litho)
DGC288112 Front Cover illustration for The Savoy, 1896 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title Page for A Book of Fifty Drawings, 1897 (litho)
DGC288108 Title Page for A Book of Fifty Drawings, 1897 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front Cover of The House of Sin, 1897 (litho)
DGC288107 Front Cover of The House of Sin, 1897 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Initial Letter V to Volpone, 1898 (litho)
DGC288103 Initial Letter V to Volpone, 1898 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Grotesque effects of curved surfaces (engraving)
7163199 Grotesque effects of curved surfaces (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grotesque effects of curved surfaces)

The Sublime and the Ridiculous (engraving)
7164444 The Sublime and the Ridiculous (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sublime and the Ridiculous)

Mrs Winifred Emery, illustration from The Yellow Book, Vol. IV, 1894 (litho)
DGC288118 Mrs Winifred Emery, illustration from The Yellow Book, Vol. IV, 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Platonic Lament, illustration from Salome by Oscar Wilde, 1894 (litho)
DGC288114 The Platonic Lament, illustration from Salome by Oscar Wilde, 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Titlepage from The Story of Venus and Tannhauser, 1895 (litho)
DGC288100 Titlepage from The Story of Venus and Tannhauser, 1895 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Emile Zola, 1893 (litho) 88@Zola (1840-1902) French writer and novelist; illustration from the Pall Mall Budget
DGC398018 Emile Zola, 1893 (litho) 88@Zola (1840-1902) French writer and novelist; illustration from the Pall Mall Budget magazine; by Beardsley

How Queen Guenever made her a nun, illustration from Le Morte d Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-94 (litho)
DGC398010 How Queen Guenever made her a nun, illustration from Le Morte d Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-94 (litho) by Beardsley

King John smiles as he signs Magna Charta, c. 1887 (pen & ink)
DGC398009 King John smiles as he signs Magna Charta, c. 1887 (pen & ink) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry Irving as Becket at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in the poetic drama Becket by Tennyson, 1893 (litho)
DGC398017 Henry Irving as Becket at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in the poetic drama Becket by Tennyson, 1893 (litho) by Beardsley

Flosshilde, illustration for Das Rheingold, published in The Savoy magazine, 1896 (litho)
DGC398015 Flosshilde, illustration for Das Rheingold, published in The Savoy magazine, 1896 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES kakatoes, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206918 ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES kakatoes, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: K: Kakatoes)

Jaguar GROTESQUES ALPHABET, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206917 Jaguar GROTESQUES ALPHABET, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: J: Jaguar)

ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES ibis, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206916 ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES ibis, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: I: Ibis)

ALPHABET OF THE GROTESQUES Zebra, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206934 ALPHABET OF THE GROTESQUES Zebra, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Z: Zebra)

ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES U V X Y Z, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206930 ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES U V X Y Z, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: U V X Y Z: Urson, Vulture, Xe-Xe, Barque, Zebra)

Carved wooden heads from choir stalls in the church of Vitteauc, France, late 15th Century (chromolitho)
7173130 Carved wooden heads from choir stalls in the church of Vitteauc, France, late 15th Century (chromolitho) by French School

Carved wooden heads from choir stalls in the church of Vitteauc, France, late 15th Century (chromolitho)
7173127 Carved wooden heads from choir stalls in the church of Vitteauc, France, late 15th Century (chromolitho) by French School

Apollo pursuing Daphne (pen & ink)
DGC398019 Apollo pursuing Daphne (pen & ink) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Dreams, 1894 (litho)
DGC398016 Dreams, 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Headpiece, an illustration from Le Morte d Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-94 (litho)
DGC398014 Headpiece, an illustration from Le Morte d Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-94 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Border Design for Le Morte d Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-4 (pen & black ink)
DGC398008 Border Design for Le Morte d Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-4 (pen & black ink) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Newspaper boy (oil on canvas)
OVR390554 Newspaper boy (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 59x52 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Frontispiece to Volpone, 1898 (litho)
DGC288141 Frontispiece to Volpone, 1898 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Count Valmont, frontispiece for Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Cholderlos de Laclos, 1896 (litho)
DGC288139 Count Valmont, frontispiece for Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Cholderlos de Laclos, 1896 (litho) by Beardsley

La Dame aux Camelias, illustration from The Yellow Book, 1894 (litho)
DGC288137 La Dame aux Camelias, illustration from The Yellow Book, 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Passades, illustration from The Winter Number of Today, 1894 (litho)
DGC288136 Les Passades, illustration from The Winter Number of Today, 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Et in Arcadio Ego, illustration from The Savoy, 1896 (litho)
DGC288135 Et in Arcadio Ego, illustration from The Savoy, 1896 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front Cover Design for The Savoy, 1896 (litho)
DGC288131 Front Cover Design for The Savoy, 1896 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Madame Rejane, illustration from The Yellow Book, 1893-94 (litho)
DGC288130 Madame Rejane, illustration from The Yellow Book, 1893-94 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Kiss of Judas, 1893 (litho)
DGC288110 The Kiss of Judas, 1893 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Portrait of himself in bed, from The Yellow Book Vol. III, October 1894 (litho)
DGC288101 Portrait of himself in bed, from The Yellow Book Vol. III, October 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); 21x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for "The Masque of the Red Death"by Edgar Allan Poe, 1895 (litho)
746777 Illustration for " The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, 1895 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Temptation of St. Anthony (engraving)
2639936 The Temptation of St. Anthony (engraving) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); Musee Historique Lorrain, Nancy, France

La fete des rois. The Bean King (The Feast of the Bean King). Aussi appele "La celebration du roi Haricot Groupe
FIA5326326 La fete des rois. The Bean King (The Feast of the Bean King). Aussi appele " La celebration du roi Haricot Groupe de personnes aux expressions grotesques

ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES magpie, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206924 ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES magpie, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: P: Pius)

ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES goose, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206923 ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES goose, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: O: Goose)

ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES M N O P, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206920 ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES M N O P, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: M N O P: Groundhog, Nigault, Goose, Magpie)

ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES I J K L, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206915 ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES I J K L, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: I J K L: Ibis, Jaguar, Kakatoes, Wolf)

ALPHABET OF THE GROTESQUES frog, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206913 ALPHABET OF THE GROTESQUES frog, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: G: Frog)

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