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Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896

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  • A mother and her five delighted children turned away from their dentist's at Easter because he has toothache. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1874.
  • The deathbed of a man: a tonsured monk plays the organ while another monk mourns. Drawing by George du Maurier, 1883.
  • A Jewish man with a lisp trying to disclaim his religion. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1883.
  • A fashionably dressed lady meets her doctor in the park and informs him that she feels much better since he went away. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.
  • A doctor suggests to an exhausted patient that he commit theft and spend some time locked in a police cell in order to regain his health. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1878.
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    An ignorant young doctor telling poverty-stricken people to feed and look after their children properly. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

    Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. | Reference: 15684i
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    An organ-grinder is carrying a very large organ down the street as he passes a fellow musician with a much smaller instrument and a monkey; representing evolution by natural selection. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

    Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. | Reference: 34162i
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    A physician advising a man not to be depressed by his illness. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

    Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. | Reference: 870i
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    The deathbed of a man: a tonsured monk plays the organ while another monk mourns. Drawing by George du Maurier, 1883.

    Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. | Date: [1883] | Reference: 36910i
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    Two girls commenting on the fact that the new doctor's children are ugly as they pass them in the woods - misinterpreting the theory of natural selection. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier, 1892.

    Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. | Date: 1892 | Reference: 14295i
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