"--And mist or glim, I'd sail with him, if he would sail with me--"

c. 1865

George Du Maurier

Artist, British, 1834 - 1896

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over graphite with scratching out on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.3 x 35.4 cm (9 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1995.52.44

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(J.S. Maas & Co. Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1975-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: DM; lower center in graphite: "and mist or glim, I'd sail with him, / If he would sail with me'; by later hand, lower right in graphite: U8645; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 251B

Wikidata ID

Q64571345

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