"Children and fools speak truth" / DM.

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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
"Children and fools speak truth" / DM.
[London : sn, 1866?]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1129
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[London : s.n., 1866?]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Caption continues: Mamma. "now, is there anything else I want?" Alice (who has watched the toilet proceeding with interest and curiosity). "The body, Mamma."
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Apr. 7, 1866, p. 144.

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Cartoon shows a little girl pointing at her mother, who stands between her mirror and dressing table dressed in a décolleté evening gown, accompanied by a maidservant standing at right.

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