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Aubrey Beardsley

The Toilet, from The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope

c. 1895–96
pen and black ink with traces of graphite underdrawing

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After a rapid rise to fame and notoriety, Aubrey Beardsley produced hundreds of drawings before falling victim to tuberculosis at the age of 25.

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