Aubrey Beardsley (1872-98) was an English illustrator and writer famous for his work on Wilde's Salome and The Yellow Book. He also illustrated 'The Rape of the Lock' and 'Volpone,' and wrote the erotic novel 'The Story of Venus.'
Aubrey Beardsley (1872-98) was an English illustrator and writer. He is known for illustrating Wilde's Salome and serving as art editor for The Yellow Book in 1894. Other notable works include his illustrations for Pope's The Rape of the Lock (1896) and Jonson's Volpone (1898). He also authored 'The Story of Venus,' an erotic novel that was published in a censored version.
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| Back | 1872-98 illustrator and writer he illustrated Wilde's Salome and became art editor of the Yellow Book in 1894 he also illustrated Pope's the Rape of the Lock 1896 and Jonson's Volpone 1898 a censored version of Beardsley's erotic novel the story of venus |
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