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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
Health is happiness / Du Maurier.
[London : s.n., 1877?]
wood engraving
image: 109 x 126 mm; sheet: 260 x 242 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1222
Notes
Title from published caption.
Caption continues: So think Tom and Jerry; and whenever they have an opportunity, Jerry takes out his watch, and feels his pulse, while Tom looks at his tongue in a small pocket-glass.
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Jan. 27, 1877, p. 35.
Caption continues: So think Tom and Jerry; and whenever they have an opportunity, Jerry takes out his watch, and feels his pulse, while Tom looks at his tongue in a small pocket-glass.
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Jan. 27, 1877, p. 35.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows two dreary men seated on a bench, one checking his pulse, the other examining his tongue in a pocket mirror.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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