The black-and-white line drawing focuses on a central nude figure, with numerous nude figures on the river bank behind hiim.

In December 1895,  Henry & Co. published The Pageant, the first volume of a Christmas annual of art and literature co-edited by Charles Shannon and Gleeson White (forward dated 1896). The volume included work by Laurence Housman in two media. His “Tale of a Nun" (translated by L. Simons) appeared in the literary contents. His black-and-white line drawing, "Death and the Bather," appeared in the volume's art contents. 


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Dec 1895

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