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Du Maurier Bequest

George Louis Du Maurier

Art Funded
1934
Bequeathed by
Estate of George du Maurier through The Art Fund
Six drawings, illustrations for 'Punch' magazine: 1) A Well Earned Reproof; 2) Turning a Phrase; 3) Likely Veryn; 4) Where There is a Name; 5) The Araucaria; 6) untitled illustration.

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.

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