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Diminutive young swell (on the best of terms with himself). "Oh! - a - I've suddenly recollected I was to have the happiness of - a - taking you down to suppaw!" / DM.

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George Du Maurier
1834-1896

Diminutive young swell (on the best of terms with himself). "Oh! - a - I've suddenly recollected I was to have the happiness of - a - taking you down to suppaw!" / DM.

[London : s.n., 1862?]
wood engraving
image: 113 x 173 mm; sheet: 125 x 192 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1105
Notes
Caption continues: Tall young lady. "Oh, certainly! let's see, shall I take your arm, or will you - a - take mine?" ...
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Feb. 15, 1862, p. 70.
Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary

Illustration shows a very small man with a monocle addressing a tall woman with a fan.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints