drawing
- Museum number
- 1945,0714.4
- Description
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Caricature self-portrait of George Du Maurier, and caricature portraits of Sir Edward John Poynter (1836-1919), and Thomas Reynolds Lamont (1827-1898); each depicted with their human head and a dog's body
Pen and brown ink
- Production date
- 1834-1896
- Dimensions
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Height: 111 millimetres
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Width: 175 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Du Maurier and Lamont also appear in another drawing by Du Maurier 'The Triumph of Realism' (c.1879) now in the collection of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham (inv.no.52.3), in which they appear as busts upon pedestals.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1945
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1945,0714.4