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John Leech
1817-1864
Domestic bliss (The dinner party) / J. Leech.
[London : s.n., 1847]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 85 mm; sheet: 188 x 100 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1331
Notes
Published cartoon caption reads: Domestic bliss. - (The dinner party.) Boy. "Oh, if you please'm - Cook's very sorry'm - but could she speak to you a moment?"
Proof of a wood engraving from a single block comprising the left hand side of a cartoon engraved on two blocks; on india paper after an illustration by John Leech for Punch, 1847, v. 13, p. 34.
Proof of a wood engraving from a single block comprising the left hand side of a cartoon engraved on two blocks; on india paper after an illustration by John Leech for Punch, 1847, v. 13, p. 34.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a drawing room filled with guests, with a young page at the doorway addressing the hostess.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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