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Who was Aubrey Beardsley? Graphic Artist noted for his sensual style and a major figure in the Aestheticism Movement. Date and Place of Birth: 21st August 1872, Brighton, Sussex, England Family Background: Vincent, his father, came from a long line of Jewellers in Clerkenwell. Sued for breach of promise by another woman on his wedding day he lost all his property but continued to cling to the rank of gentleman. He had to find employment as a brewery clerk. His mother Ellen came from the well-to-do family of an ex-indian Army Officer Surgeon and felt that she had married breneath her. There was often friction between his parents. Education: Westminster School of Art for a few months after a recommendation by Sir Edward Burne Jones. Chronology: 1893: Commissioned to illustrate "Morte D'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory. 1894: Appointed Art Editor and illustrator of "The Yellow Book". His illustrations for Oscar Wilde's "Salome" achieved national notoriety. 1895: Even though he was not a homosexual himself he was dismissed from the Yellow Book after Wilde's downfall. 1896: Illustrated Aristophane's "Lysistrata". Became the principal illustrator of "The Savoy" magazine. 1896: Illustrated Alexander Pope's "Rape of the Lock". Became an invalid. 1896: Became a Catholic and went to live in France. Marriage: Never married. Places of Interest: BOURNEMOUTH: Plaque on the former site of the "Muriel House" in Exeter Road. LONDON: Tate Britain. Date and Place of Death: 16th March 1898, Menton, France. Age at Death: 25. Site of Grave: Public Cemetery, Menton, France.