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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
Scene: Hotel time Sunday morning ... / DM.
[London : s.n., 1866?]
wood engraving
image: 113 x 171 mm; sheet: 145 x 194 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1140
Notes
Caption continues: Lady. "Let me have dinner at four this afternoon." Page. "Yes'm. Would you like it hot or cold?" Lady. "Hot. I should like a chicken." Page. "Yes'm. Would you like it roast or biled?" Lady. "Boiled. Is there a church near here?" Page. "Yes'm. Would you like it high or low?"
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Nov. 24, 1866, p. 212.
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Nov. 24, 1866, p. 212.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a hotel room where a well dressed lady stands conversing with a young page.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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