Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Fruit Bearers
Two extravagantly dressed figures carry a great vessel within an ornate garden interior. A peacock and dense floral pattern rise above their carefully posed bodies. The facing caption identifies The Fruit Bearers in the decorative world of Under the Hill.
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Aubrey Beardsley. "The Fruit Bearers" [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 51. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0257-0043
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Aubrey Beardsley. The Fruit Bearers. Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse. Scan leaf 51. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0257-0043