The Toilette of Salome, I, 1893. A naked Salome sits in front of a mirror as a masked figure tends to her hair. A page holds a tray of refreshments, while another attendant sits with his hands in his lap, possibly masturbating. Intended as an illustration for "Salome" by Oscar Wilde, [John Lane, 1894], but suppressed. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

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