A Platonic Lament

A Platonic Lament
A Platonic Lament

A Platonic Lament

Date1906
Artist (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)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2010
Object number2010-31.7
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPRINT
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.
The Woman in the Moon
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Title Page
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Sketch for Front Cover Design
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
List of the Pictures
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Peacock Skirt
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Black Cape
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
John and Salomé
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Enter Herodias
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Eyes of Herod
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Stomach Dance
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Toilette of Salomé—I
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906