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"Why indeed!": PD.86-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Why indeed!"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1886-10

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Why Indeed! / Small daughter: "Mummy dear, ought one to ask, when one doesn't know a thing?" / Mother: "Yes darling! I've always told you to!" / Small daughter: "Then why do you marry Papa?"
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: George Du Maurier / Hamstead Oct. '86
  • Location: Sheet lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.86-2015
Primary reference Number: 210208
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 8 December 2016 Updated: Tuesday 3 August 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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