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Gallant, but we fear satirical officer / DM.

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George Du Maurier
1834-1896

Gallant, but we fear satirical officer / DM.

[London : s.n., 1865?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 175 mm; sheet: 141 x 201 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1117
Notes
Caption continues: Advanced young lady. "Will you take a cigarette, Captain de Robynsonne?" Captain. "Thanks, no! I have not learned to smoke yet. But pray go on; smoke does not make me at all ill-I rather like it."
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Oct. 14, 1865, p. 152.
Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary

Cartoon shows a young woman with a cigarette in her hand addressing a bearded man.

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