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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
On board the steamboat / DM ; Swain sc.
[London : s.n., 1864?]
wood engraving
image: 118 x 80 mm; sheet: 136 x 115 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1247
Notes
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving on India paper after an illustration by George Du Maurier for Alfred Elwes's novel, Luke Ashleigh, or, School-life in Holland, 1864, P. 36 (facing).
Engraver's burnished proof, with sections of the unfinished white areas excised, probably for creation of an overlay proof.
Proof of a wood engraving on India paper after an illustration by George Du Maurier for Alfred Elwes's novel, Luke Ashleigh, or, School-life in Holland, 1864, P. 36 (facing).
Engraver's burnished proof, with sections of the unfinished white areas excised, probably for creation of an overlay proof.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows a party consisting of two men, a woman, and a boy, on the deck of a ship; the woman and the younger of the two men are seated and engaged in a game of chess, while the boy and an older man with an umbrella stand and look on.
Associated names
Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909, engraver.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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