Du Maurier Bequest by George Louis Du Maurier

Six drawings for 'Punch' magazine including 'A Suspicious Old Granny (in the early days of telegrams)' with the caption 'My dear Child, this telegram is not from George! I've known George's handwriting ever since he was a boy, and this is quite different!' published in Punch, August 1874.

Details

Medium:
Pen & ink
Acquired in:
1934
Bequeathed by:
Estate of George du Maurier through The Art Fund

Part of a collection of 300 drawings and illustrations bequeathed to 57 museums by the estate of George du Maurier through the Art Fund in 1934.

Venue details

Nottingham Castle Off Friar Lane, Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG1 6EL 0115 915 3700 www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/nottinghamcastle

Entry details

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