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A connoisseur

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)
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
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)
butlers (servants) cartoons (humorous images) discussions (events) drinking gentlemen preparatory drawings wine
Movements
Victorian