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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
Ramsgate Sands. - No. 2 / DM.
[London : s.n., 1867?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 172 mm; sheet: 175 x 250 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1157
Notes
Caption continues: It is high water. By this time Mr. Pip has got slightly tired of the twins. The nursemaids are still bathing. Mr. Pip to Mr. T., in a fiendish whisper, "I say T., what do you say to a week in Paris, you and I, you know?" ...
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Sept. 21, 1867, p. 120.
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Sept. 21, 1867, p. 120.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a family standing in front of a bathing machine on a very crowded beach; Mr. T. holds a small child on his shoulder and grips the second with his left arm as Mr. Pip leans over his shoulder to address him.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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