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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
An enthusiastic patron of art / DM.
[London : sn, 1870?]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1194
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[London : s.n., 1870?]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Caption continues: (Scene - the lobby of the Royal Academy on the day of the private view. The doors have just been opened.) "What, you here, Captain Ragge!" "Yaas! Got a couple hundred pounds to spend, and thought I should like to buy a picture, you know." "O! indeed? Let me choose one for you." "Will you, really? Tha-anks! In that case I suppose it's hardly necessary for me to go up, and I'll say good-bye."
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, May 14, 1870, p. 192.
Summary:
Cartoon shows a man with a monocle greeting a party of women at the foot of a staircase.
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