Art, Symbol & Imagination
Frontispiece to Plays by John Davidson
A company of contrasting theatrical figures gathers around a dark central performer. Pale bodies, patterned costumes and sweeping white forms divide the black background. The facing caption identifies the design as the frontispiece to Plays by John Davidson.
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Aubrey Beardsley. "Frontispiece to Plays by John Davidson" [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 119. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0257-0111
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Aubrey Beardsley. Frontispiece to Plays by John Davidson. Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse. Scan leaf 119. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0257-0111