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George du Maurier
A connoisseur 1891
pen and ink over pencil
12.2 × 19.3 cm irreg. (image) 20.0 × 25.4 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1892
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A connoisseur
1891
study for cartoon for Punch magazine
Medium
pen and ink over pencil
Measurements
12.2 × 19.3 cm irreg. (image) 20.0 × 25.4 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1892
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Hampstead, England
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in pen and ink (in image) l.c.: du Maurier
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: a connoisseur . / Sir Pompey Bedell: / -“ This bottle of Romané-Conti seems rather cloudy, Brown! It ought to be all (ought underlined) / right – I know it stands me in twelve guinease a dozen! ” (twelve guinease a dozen underlined) / The New Butler: (The crossed out) / -“ There certainly his some sediment, Sir Pompey, but it’s of no consequence whatever! / I tried a bottle myself the other day & found it first rate! (myself underlined)
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: 1/2 p. Punch
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Sep. 91 / Hampstead / George du Maurier
inscribed (diagonally) in pen and ink c.l.: cut off left / at bottom if wanted (crossed out in pencil)
inscribed (vertically) in pencil c.r.: 7 3/4 x 7 1/4
Accession Number
p.432.1-1
Department
International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Interiors
Subjects (specific)
butlers (servants) cartoons (humorous images) discussions (events) drinking gentlemen preparatory drawings wine
Movements
Victorian