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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
Appalling discovery / DM.
[London : s.n., 1865?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 175 mm; sheet: 140 x 192 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1236
Notes
Title from published caption.
Caption continues: Algernon calls (with a lovely bouquet) on the darling of his heart. Overcome by the noontide heat, she softly slumber. He gazes on her awhile, spell-bound in respectful emotion, when suddenly she begins to - Yes! - No! - Yes! - to ....SNORE!!!
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, May 13, 1865, p. 198.
Caption continues: Algernon calls (with a lovely bouquet) on the darling of his heart. Overcome by the noontide heat, she softly slumber. He gazes on her awhile, spell-bound in respectful emotion, when suddenly she begins to - Yes! - No! - Yes! - to ....SNORE!!!
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, May 13, 1865, p. 198.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a man in a monocle with a bouquet in his hand, staring with a shocked expression at a young woman asleep upon a chaise longue.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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