Art, Symbol & Imagination
Portrait of Pierre Louÿs
A young man with a small moustache faces slightly to one side above a dark suit and high collar. Fine shading separates the head and shoulders from the pale ground. The portrait introduces Pierre Louÿs in this English edition of The Songs of Bilitis; the individual portrait maker is not identified here.
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Illustrator not identified. "Portrait of Pierre Louÿs" [editorial title]. In The Songs of Bilitis, Pierre Louÿs; English translation by Horace Manchester Brown. 1904 supplied edition, 1904, Privately printed for members of the Aldus Society. Source scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0271-0002
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.
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Illustrator not identified. Portrait of Pierre Louÿs. The Songs of Bilitis. Scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0271-0002