George Du Maurier - A Medical Opinion
Eminent Physician: I feel very queer? ... I wonder what can be the matter?
Anxious Wife: Shall I send for Doctor Pilcox or Doctor Squills?
E P: No-no!
A W: Or any other doctor?
E P: No - They're all such humbugs!
A Medical Opinion
Eminent Physician: I feel very queer? ... I wonder what can be the matter?
Anxious Wife: Shall I send for Doctor Pilcox or Doctor Squills?
E P: No-no!
A W: Or any other doctor?
E P: No - They're all such humbugs!
George Du Maurier (1834-1896)
Price
£850
Signed
Signed twice, inscribed with title, further inscribed and dated 'Nov 1885'
Medium
Ink
Dimensions
7 ½ x 4 ¾
inches
Illustrated
Punch, 13 February 1886, page 76
Exhibited
'Channel Packet: Paris-London 1880-1920', Fine Art Society, London, April 1969, no 27; 'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1791-2024', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2024-January 2025, no 15
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