'The Height of Aesthetic Exclusiveness
Drawing
1879 (made)
1879 (made)
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Pen and ink illustration of a mother walking with twin girls and a younger boy dressed in a sailor suit. A second group of girls carrying sunflowers and wearing large bonnets and long floral dresses walk past in the background. One of them leers round to stick out her tongue in the direction of the passing family. The caption reads:
Mamma: "who are those extraordinary looking children?"
Effie: "they are the Cimabue Browns Mamma - they're aesthetic, you know!"
Mamma: "So I should imagine. Do you know them to speak to?"
Effie: "Oh Dear No, Mamma- they're most exclusive. Why, they put out their tongues at us if we only look at them!"
Mamma: "who are those extraordinary looking children?"
Effie: "they are the Cimabue Browns Mamma - they're aesthetic, you know!"
Mamma: "So I should imagine. Do you know them to speak to?"
Effie: "Oh Dear No, Mamma- they're most exclusive. Why, they put out their tongues at us if we only look at them!"
Object details
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| Title | 'The Height of Aesthetic Exclusiveness (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
| Brief description | George Du Maurier, 'The Height of Aesthetic Exclusiveness'. Humorous drawing for illustration on page 108 volume 77 of Punch, 1 Nov 1879. Signed du Maurier. Inscribed in artist's hand: 'To Edmund Gosse 1883' and with title and caption. Pen and ink 6 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches. Bequeathed by H H Harrod. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink illustration of a mother walking with twin girls and a younger boy dressed in a sailor suit. A second group of girls carrying sunflowers and wearing large bonnets and long floral dresses walk past in the background. One of them leers round to stick out her tongue in the direction of the passing family. The caption reads: Mamma: "who are those extraordinary looking children?" Effie: "they are the Cimabue Browns Mamma - they're aesthetic, you know!" Mamma: "So I should imagine. Do you know them to speak to?" Effie: "Oh Dear No, Mamma- they're most exclusive. Why, they put out their tongues at us if we only look at them!" |
| Dimensions | Dimensions from catalogue: 3 1/4 x 9 58 inches. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by H H Harrod |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.396-1948 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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