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A photographic incident

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George Du Maurier
1834-1896

A photographic incident

[London : s.n., 1863?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 173 mm; sheet: 153 x 256 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1233
Notes
Title from published caption.
Caption continues: Those who are familiar with the phenomena of the camera obscura will readily inderstand the precaution taken bu Miss Tabitha Prue, on being focussed for her carte de visite.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier(?) for Punch, Dec. 19, 1863, p. 254.
Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary

Cartoon shows a woman posing for a full length photograph with the bottom of her skirt tied close to her legs.

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