Gurney, Esq.)

36. CHILDREN DECORATING A TERMINAL GOD. Pen-and-ink. (Formerly the
property of M. Puvis de Chavannes.)

37. FRED BROWN, N.E.A.C. Pen-and-ink sketch of the art-master in studio.
Signed with monogram A.V.B. First published in "Under the Hill."
(Property of Miss Nellie Syrett.)

38. STUDY OF FIGURES, horizontal fragment from, containing five heads and
parts of two more. Pencil. Published in "Under the Hill." (Property
of Miss Nellie Syrett.)

39. PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST. Full face. Pen-and-ink. First published in
"Second Book," again in "Later Work." (Presented by Robert Ross,
Esq., to the British Museum.)

40. SIDONIA THE SORCERESS. A design to illustrate Meinhold's Romance,
representing Sidonia, not in religious habit, with the demon-cat,
Chim. William Morris's criticism that the face of Sidonia was not
pretty enough, and another suggested improvement on the part of
a friend of Aubrey Beardsley's, induced him to try to better the
picture by altering the hair. The result was so far from satisfactory
that it is almost certain that the drawing was destroyed by the
artist. First half of 1892.

41. LE DEBRIS D'UN POETE. Pen-and-ink. First published in "Aubrey
Beardsley," by Arthur Symons (Sign of the Unicorn, London, 1898).
(Property of Andre Raffalovich, Esq.)

42. INCIPIT VITA NOVA. Chinese, white, and Indian ink on brown paper.
First published in "Second Book," again in "Later Work." (Property
of Messrs Carfax & Co.) 1892.

43. HEAD OF AN ANGEL, in profile, to left, flaming heart held in left
hand. Pencil, on a half-sheet of grey notepaper, signed with monogram
A.V.B. 5-3/4 x 3-7/8 inches. First published in photogravure "Second
Book," again in "Later Work"; also printed in 4-inch square form on
card for private distribution, Christmas 1905. (Property of the
artist's sister, Mrs George Bealby Wright [Miss Mabel Beardsley].)
_c._ 1892.

44. ADORAMUS TE. Four angels in a circle (7 inches in diameter) playing
musical instruments, pencil and coloured chalks. Signed A.V.B.
monogram. Designed as a Christmas card for the late Rev. Alfred
Gurney. First published in photogravure in "Second Book," again in
"Later Work." (Property of Mrs George Bealby Wright.)

45. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Two angels, one of them playing a hand-organ, in a
circle (7-3/4 inches diameter), pencil, and coloured chalks.