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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
The pleasures of imagination / DM.
[London : s.n., 1870?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 172 mm; sheet: 204 x 275 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1198
Notes
Caption continues: Frantic design, executed in a dream during the recent oppressive heat.
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, July 9, 1870, p. 14.
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, July 9, 1870, p. 14.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a snowy landscape where Mr. Punch lies dressed in a turban and wrap at left, smoking a hookah and fanned by a young woman who reclines next to him; at right, a second young woman wearing snowshoes and a loose, wrapped gown pours him a drink, and a small, naked child rolls a giant snowball in the background.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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