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Speeches to be lived down, if possible

Speeches to be lived down, if possible
 1889
study for cartoon for Punch magazine

Medium
pen and ink over pencil
Measurements
12.7 × 19.9 cm irreg. (image) 21.4 × 25.4 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Hampstead, England
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) l.r.: du Maurier
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Speeches to be lived down, if possible. / Digby: “I had hoped for the pleasure of taking you down to supper, Mrs. Masham!” / Rigby: “Too late, my dear fellow! it’s the early bird that catches the worm!”
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: George du Maurier / Hampstead / Jul 89
inscribed in pencil u.l.: (…illeg.)
inscribed in pen and ink c.l.: 1/2 p. / Punch
inscribed (vertically) in pencil c.r.: 7 3/4 x 7
Accession Number
p.432.3-1
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1892
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Interiors
Subjects (specific)
caricatures cartoons (humorous images) couples cross-hatching customs (social concepts) full-length figures human behaviour