Madame Réjane
Artist
Joseph Pennell
(American, 1857 - 1926)
Artistbased on a work by
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
(English, 1872 - 1898)
CultureAmerican
Date1894
MediumLithograph
PortfolioFirst published in "Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsman" (Macmillan, 1894), then again in "Fifty Drawings," and in the Idler Magazine, 1897.
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number0.5502
Not on view
DescriptionA reproduction of a drawing by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley. Depicts Gabrielle Réjane, a successful French acress whose London debut as Catherine in "Madame Sans Gêne" took place at the Gaiety Theatre on June 24, 1894. She is shown resting on a chaise lounge. There is a dark border on the bottom with flowers.
ca. 1957
