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Embarrassing

Maker

(artist)
1834-1896

(wood engraver)
1800-1899

Title

Embarrassing

Date of Production

19th century 2nd half

Medium

wood engraving
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 13.3 cm
Width: 17.8 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7821

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords









Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Maurier //

Inscription: EMBARRASSING. / Mrs. Colonel Smythe (of the Poonah Hussars) explains in fluent Hindostanee to her Sister, Mrs. Major Browne (ditto), that the same article can / be got at the Army and Navy Stores for two-thirds of the money. / Draper. "AHEM - I BEG PARDON, LADIES, BUT I THINK IT ONLY FAIR TO ACQUAINT YOU THAT I UNDERSTAND THE FRENCH LANGUAGE!" //

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