Aubrey Beardsley was born August 21st, 1872 to a poor family in Brighton, England. A child prodigy at art, Beardsley attended the Bristol Grammar School and later came to the attention of Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones who encouraged him to further his art by attending the Westminster School of Art. His first commission came in 1892 with the numerous illustrations for Morte D'Arthur. At this time the young artist met and became associated with Oscar Wilde. In 1894 Beardsley became the arts editor of The Yellow Book, a position which he was fired from as a consequence of being Oscar Wilde's friend after his conviction. Frail health ended his life at the very young age of 25.
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