All these subjects being represented, in humorous fashion, by literal equivalents. These drawings, though they cannot pretend to any merit, are notable as the earliest specimens to be published of the artist's work. Together they formed a whole-page photo-lithographic illustration in Past and Present, the Brighton Grammar School Magazine, June 1887.
10. Congreve's "Double Dealer," illustration of a scene from, comprising Maskwell and Lady Touchwood. Pen drawing with sepia wash, on a sheet of paper 13-1/2 × 11 inches. Unpublished. (Property of H. A. Payne, Esq.) Signed and dated June 30, 1888.
11. Holywell Street. Wash drawing. First published in The Poster, Aug.-Sept. 1898. Republished in "The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley, with a Prefatory Note by H. C. Marillier." John Lane, March 1899. (Property of Charles B. Cochran, Esq., 1888.)
12. The Pay of the Pied Piper: A Legend of Hamelin Town. Eleven line drawings in illustration of, as follows:——
I. Entrance of Councillors, headed by Beadle carrying a mace. Reproduced in The Westminster Budget, March 25, 1898.
II. Rats feeding upon a cheese in a dish. Reproduced in Westminster Budget, March 25, 1898.
III. Child climbing into an armchair to escape from the rats. Reproduced in The Poster, Aug.-Sept. 1898.
IV. The Sitting of the Council, under the presidency of the Burgomaster.
V. Deputation of Ladies.