Aubrey Beardsley
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: Assimilating diverse artistic influences, Beardsley produced black-and-white illustrations for magazines and books that epitomize the achievement of the English Aesthetic movement of the 1890’s.
Early Life
Born in Brighton, England, on August 21, 1872, Aubrey Beardsley was the son of Vincent Paul Beardsley, himself the son of a London goldsmith, and Ellen Agnus Pitt. He was educated in Brighton, the home of his maternal grandfather, Surgeon-Major William Pitt, but left Brighton Grammar School in 1888 to work in the District...
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