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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
Edison's anti-gravitation under-clothing : Cissy. "Blow harder, harder, Papa! Blow me up to the ceiling!!" / Du Maurier.
[London : s.n., 1878?]
wood engraving
image: 113 x 181 mm; sheet: 343 x 288 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1228:1
Notes
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch's almanack for 1879.
One of a series of three cartoons by Du Maurier, published in Punch's almanack for 1879 with the caption "Edison's anti-gravitation under-clothing."
Printed on the same sheet with the second cartoon in this series, which bears the caption: "Edison's anti-gravitation under-clothing : Tommy. "Oh! Don't wind us in yet, Mamma! It's so jolly up here, and not a bit cold!" (see 1986.1228:2).
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch's almanack for 1879.
One of a series of three cartoons by Du Maurier, published in Punch's almanack for 1879 with the caption "Edison's anti-gravitation under-clothing."
Printed on the same sheet with the second cartoon in this series, which bears the caption: "Edison's anti-gravitation under-clothing : Tommy. "Oh! Don't wind us in yet, Mamma! It's so jolly up here, and not a bit cold!" (see 1986.1228:2).
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a family sitting room where three children float happily through the air, blown about by their mother and father.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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