Collection Online
Medium
black chalk and watercolour over pencil, laid down
Measurements
36.5 × 27.0 cm (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
(London), (England)
Inscription
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.l.: Insecurity (double underline) / Art Critic (under his breath): “How odd it seems that thirty years / hence I may be desperately in love with these ladies!” / Max 1909
Accession Number
3157-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1953
© The Estate of Max Beerbohm
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
analogy art criticism art critics beauty cartoons (humorous images) fashion (culture-related concept) taste (aesthetics) ugliness