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The "round of the studios" / DM.

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George Du Maurier
1834-1896

The "round of the studios" / DM.

[London : s.n., 1871?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 175 mm; sheet: 205 x 268 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1212
Notes
Caption continues: Male Dilettante No. 1 (making a telescope of his hand). "What I like so much is that - er - that --" Ditto No. 2 (with his nose almost touching the canvass). "I know what you mean - that broad - er --" Female Dilettante No. 1 (waving her hand gently from right to left). "Precisely. That sort of - er - of - er - of - er --" Ditto No. 2. "Just so. That general sort of - er - of - er --" Ditto No. 4. "O yes - quite too lovely - that particular kind of - er - of - er --"
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Apr. 8, 1871, p. 144.
Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary

Cartoon shows a group of visitors examining a canvas in a painter's studio.

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