een on white, for a prospectus, republished in
"Early Work." The same, enlarged and printed in black on light
green, for a poster.
THE STUDIO, NO. I, April 1893, accompanying an article entitled "A New
Illustrator: Aubrey Beardsley," by Joseph Pennell, contained:----
II. Reduced reproduction of the pen-and-ink replica of Jeanne d'Arc
procession. Republished as large folding supplement in No. 2.
III. Siegfried, Act II., from the original drawing in line and wash,
signed A.V.B., presented by the artist to Sir Edward Burne-Jones,
after whose death it was given back by Lady Burne-Jones, to the
artist's mother, Mrs Beardsley. Republished in "Early Work."
IV. The Birthday of Madame Cigale, line and wash, 15 inches long by
9-1/2 inches high, influenced by Japanese models. Reproduced in
"Early Work." (Property of Charles Holme, Esq.)
V. Les Revenants de Musique, line and wash. Reproduced in "Early
Work." (Property of Charles Holme, Esq.)
VI. Salome with the head of St John the Baptist. Upright panel in
Chinese ink on white, 10-1/8 by 5-1/8 inches, exclusive of framing
lines. This was the first design suggested to the artist by Oscar
Wilde's French play of "Salome." It differs from the later version
of the same subject in being richer and more complex. It contains
the legend, omitted in the later version, _j'ai baise ta bouche
Iokanaan, j'ai baise ta bouche_. The treatment is obviously
influenced by Japanese work, and also by that of the French
Symboliste school, _e.g._ Carlos Schwabe. Republished in "Early
Work." Subsequently to its appearance in _The Studio_, the artist
experimentally tinted it with green colour washes. In its final
state it has not been published. (Formerly the property of Mrs
Ernest Leverson, now of Miss K. Doulton.)
VII. Reduced reproduction of the second version of the Jeanne d'Arc
procession. The same appeared, full size, as a folding plate
supplement, in No. 2 of _The Studio_, May 1893.
In the first number of _The Studio_ (April) also were published,
by anticipation, four designs from the "Morte Darthur," due to
begin its serial appearance in the following June, viz.:--
VIII. Initial letter I.
IX. Merlin taketh the child Arthur into his keeping (full page,
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