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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
A flattering request! / DM.
[London : s.n., 1871?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 174 mm; sheet: 186 x 239 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1211
Notes
Caption continues: Lady of the house. "O, Signor Bérnolski, I am so glad you've come! -- we're all so dreadfully dull! Now do sit down and play us that lovely sonata of yours. They'll never begin to talk till they hear the piano going!"
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Apr. 22, 1871, p. 160.
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Apr. 22, 1871, p. 160.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a fashionable room full of party guests, with the hostess earnestly addressing a man in a monocle at right.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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