Art, Symbol & Imagination
L’Abbé Mouret
A young priest kneels beside a decorated window with his hands joined in prayer. A small sacred scene occupies the upper panel while lilies and dark foliage frame the border. The title L’Abbé Mouret connects the image with Beardsley’s response to Émile Zola’s novel.
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Aubrey Beardsley. "L’Abbé Mouret" [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 131. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0257-0123
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Aubrey Beardsley. L’Abbé Mouret. Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse. Scan leaf 131. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0257-0123