Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Toilet of Helen
A seated woman is surrounded by attendants, small creatures and extravagant decorative objects. Patterned fabric, furniture and hanging ornaments fill almost every part of the room. The source names the plate The Toilet of Helen beside the chapter describing her elaborate dressing ritual.
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Aubrey Beardsley. "The Toilet of Helen" [editorial title]. In Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse, Aubrey Beardsley; illustrated by the author. Supplied illustrated edition from John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1904, John Lane, The Bodley Head. Source scan leaf 41. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0257-0033
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Aubrey Beardsley. The Toilet of Helen. Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse. Scan leaf 41. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0257-0033