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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
The New Baby
Pen and black ink on paper.
12 7/16 x 7 12/16 inches (317 x 197 mm)
Bequest of Belle da Costa Greene.
1950.15
Inscription:
Inscribed below the composition, "Is this the new baby. Daddy-Yes dear. Why he's got no teeth- No dear. And he's got no hair- No dear. Oh Daddy you've been done-it must be an old baby". Signed at bottom (from left), "Punch 1/4 h.(?)" and "G du Maurier. Alan du ear. (??) Jan 1.'95".
Provenance:
Belle da Costa Greene (1883-1950), New York.
Associated names:
Greene, Belle da Costa, former owner.
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