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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
Culture for the million, or, Society as it may be. : New chamber of horrors at Madame Tussauds / DM.
[London : s.n., 1869?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 180 mm; sheet: 237 x 324 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1186
Notes
Caption continues: (the right man in the right place). - "Don't be afraid, you little goose! It's only wax-work! Why, I recollect when people like that were allowed to go loose about the streets!"
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch's almanack for 1870.
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch's almanack for 1870.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows popular musicians and musical instruments on exhibit at Madame Tussauds where a woman comforts a small child as it recoils in horror from the figure of an organ grinder; other exhibits include a piper and a German band, as well as various "instruments of torture" line the back wall.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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