Aubrey Beardsley — The Black Cape (Salomé, 1894)

The most famous dress in illustration — and it is one black shape. Beardsley for Wilde’s Salomé, 1894.

The document

A line block from the first English edition of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé (Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894): pure black line and bare paper. Reproduced faithfully.

About the artist

Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898) scandalized Victorian England with a black-and-white line made for reproduction; nothing has looked quite like it since.

The print

Printed to order and made to last. Choose Museum Matte (heavyweight matte art paper) or Fine Art Giclée (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed as part of the piece, set in our house type. Free US shipping on orders over $75.

Aubrey Beardsley · The Black Cape, line block · 1894 · First British edition · Salomé, London, 1894 · Public domain.