Design for the Prospectus of the Savoy, I, 1895. Caricature of John Bull, intended for "The Savoy" magazine, but suppressed because of the suggested erection in his breeches. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

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