Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893–94, Part III, book vi, chapter xvii, p. 215 and Part VII, book x, chapter xxii, p. 500)

Q: When was "Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893–94, Part III, book vi, chapter xvii, p. 215 and Part VII, book x, chapter xxii, p. 500)" created?

This artwork was created by May 30, 1893.

Q: Is "Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893–94, Part III, book vi, chapter xvii, p. 215 and Part VII, book x, chapter xxii, p. 500)" in the public domain?

Yes, Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893–94, Part III, book vi, chapter xvii, p. 215 and Part VII, book x, chapter xxii, p. 500) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley|Sir Thomas Malory

by May 30, 1893

Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893–94, Part III, book vi, chapter xvii, p. 215 and Part VII, book x, chapter xxii, p. 500) by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley|Sir Thomas Malory

Medium

Pen and carbon black ink, brush and wash, over graphite

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (11.5 x 8.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Albert Gallatin, 1919

Accession Number

19.107

Tags

Women

Art Historical Context

Aubrey Beardsley, the prodigious English illustrator of the Aesthetic and Art Nouveau movements, created *Young Woman Surrounded byars, Lightning and Roses by May 30, 1893, as a chapter heading for J.M. Dent's lavish 1893–94 of Sir Thomas Malory's * Morte d'Arthur*. just 20 years old, Beards transformed the medieval tales of King Arthur into a fin-de-siècle sensation with his decadent, intricate designs. This preparatory drawing, appearing on pages 215 and 500, evokes the perilous romance of Arthurian legend, surrounding a ethereal young woman with thorny briars, jagged lightning, and blooming...

Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893–94, Part III, book vi, chapter xvii, p. 215 and Part VII, book x, chapter xxii, p. 500)

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