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Du Maurier Bequest

George Louis Du Maurier, 1875–1894

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM), Exeter

Five drawings, illustrations for 'Punch' magazine, were allocated to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum. 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. They were stolen en route to the museum and never recovered.

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Title of artwork, date

Du Maurier Bequest, 1875–1894

Date supported

1934

Medium and material

Pen & ink

Gifted by

Estate of George du Maurier

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