George du Maurier, fumettista franco-britannique, noto per i suoi disegni nel punzone, autore del romanzo Trilby, chi ha creato il personaggio Svengali
2389 x 3003 px | 20,2 x 25,4 cm | 8 x 10 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1905
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Illustration from Cassell's History of England, pub circa 1905. After a photo by Herbert Rose Barraud (1845-1896). Info from wiki: George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and author, known for his drawings in Punch and for his novel Trilby. He was the father of actor Sir Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. His most enduringly famous cartoon, True Humility, was the origin of the expressions "good in parts" and "a curate's egg". (In the caption, a bishop addresses a curate [a very humble class of clergyman] whom he has condescended to invite to breakfast: "I'm afraid you've got a bad egg, Mr. Jones." The curate replies, "Oh no, my Lord, I assure you – parts of it are excellent!")
