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"True Conjugal Impartiality," Illustration to "Punch"
George Du Maurier (English (born in France), 1834–1896)
1872
Medium/Technique
Wood engraving; India proof
Dimensions
Block: 12 x 11.4 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Sheet: 20.9 x 16.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 20.9 x 16.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.1882
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionIllustration to "Punch," Nov. 9, 1872, vol. 63, p.197. Ilustration caption: "True Conjugal Impartiality / 'I can assure you, Sarah, that I'm not at all the sort of woman who can't see a man's faults because the happens to be married to him. On the contrary, I'm quite convinced that if dear Robert were not absolutely faulyless, as I must say he is, I should be the very first person to find it out!!!'"
Signed
signed
Inscriptionsl.r. in block: "DM"
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.