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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
Aggravating flippancy / DM.
[London : s.n., 1870?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 171 mm; sheet: 207 x 273 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1190
Notes
Caption continues: Enthusiastic amateur. "Oh! Hang it, Celia! Not ready yet! and I've got to play in the first quartet...do look sharp!" Celia. "Now don't fidget, my dear! There's lots of time! And if we are a little late, you can play a little faster, you know..."
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Mar. 12, 1870, p. 100.
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Mar. 12, 1870, p. 100.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a woman sitting at her dressing table, with her maid attending to her hair as her husband stands behind her with his watch out and his violin case at his side.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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