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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
"O wild West Wind!" / Du Maurier.
[London : s.n., 1876?]
wood engraving
image: 113 x 170 mm; sheet: 198 x 258 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1221
Notes
Title from published caption.
Caption continues: Walking abroad in one of his loftiest moods, seeking for inspiration on a lonely heath, our youthful poet comes upon a laundry-yard, and sees under-garments of all sizes flaunting in the breeze.
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, June 24, 1876, p. 256.
Caption continues: Walking abroad in one of his loftiest moods, seeking for inspiration on a lonely heath, our youthful poet comes upon a laundry-yard, and sees under-garments of all sizes flaunting in the breeze.
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, June 24, 1876, p. 256.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a young man gazing at an array of underclothes hung out to dry in a field and billowing in the wind as a laundress continues to hang more laundry in the background.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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