George Du Maurier - Theory and Practices
Aunt Mary: 'Why don't you read, Tom, instead of lolling about'
Tom: 'Got nothing to read!'
Aunt Mary: 'There's your first prize in Monsieur Jolivet's French class, a most delightful book!'
Tom: 'How can I read that? It's in French!'
Theory and Practices
Aunt Mary: 'Why don't you read, Tom, instead of lolling about'
Tom: 'Got nothing to read!'
Aunt Mary: 'There's your first prize in Monsieur Jolivet's French class, a most delightful book!'
Tom: 'How can I read that? It's in French!'
George Du Maurier (1834-1896)
Price
£1,750
Signed
Signed Signed, inscribed with title and 'Punch', and dated 'Feb 3 1877' on mount
Medium
Ink
Dimensions
5 ¼ x 8 ½
inches
Illustrated
Punch, 3 February 1877, page 42
Exhibited
'The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1871-2022', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November-December 2022, no 16
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'Don't run away yet, old man! It's quite early, and I want to hear all about your Academy Picture, which I'm told is splendid.'
[Proceeds to describe his own at great length, and then suddenly finds out how late it is, and bolts...]](https://chrisbeetles.com/storage/33514/conversions/17voec3tja08-masonry.jpg)
