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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
[Illustration for Charles Reade's Foul play] / DM ; Swain sc.
[London : s.n., 1868?]
wood engraving
image: 107 x 159 mm; sheet: 216 x 279 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1250
Notes
Proof of a wood engraving on India paper after an illustration by George Du Maurier, possible for Charles Reade's novel "Foul play," originally published in Once a week, 1868.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pencil at lower left: Foul Play.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows a woman standing outdoors, he hair covered by a scarf, with her hand resting on the shoulder of man who is lying on the ground in front of her, propping himself up with one arm.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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