- Artist
- Walter Richard Sickert 1860–1942
- Medium
- Tempera on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 762 × 311 mm
frame: 1010 × 553 × 61 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund 1932
- Reference
- N04655
Display caption
It is thought that this painting shows the artist Aubrey Beardsley walking through Hampstead Church graveyard. He had been attending the unveiling of a memorial to the Romantic poet John Keats. At this time Beardsley was also living with tuberculosis, the disease which had killed Keats. Though elegantly dressed, Beardsley’s figure appears emaciated. The subdued background adds to the poignancy of the image; Beardsley died four years later. The painting was published in the journal Yellow Book when Beardsley was art editor.
Gallery label, November 2021
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