A Platonic Lament
Date1906
Artist
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
(British draftsman, illustrator and writer, 1872–1898)
Illustration CitationA Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating "Salome," by Oscar Wilde (John Lane: London, c. 1906)
MediumOffset lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 8 7/8 × 6 5/16 in. (22.5 × 16 cm)
sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in. (33.8 × 26 cm)
sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in. (33.8 × 26 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2010
Object number2010-31.7
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis image seems to be referring to the death of the Young Syrian and the mourning of his suicide by the Page of Herodias. If so, it would be the second illustration dedicated to a relatively minor sub-plot in the drama.
