George Du Maurier
(1834-1896), Illustrator, cartoonist and novelistGeorge Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier
Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 18 portraits
Artist associated with 5 portraits
George du Maurier was a French-born author and cartoonist. He studied chemistry, but later turned to art for a livelihood. In spite of the loss of one eye when he was a young man, he became a successful illustrator and in 1864 joined the staff of Punch. His novels include Peter Ibbetson (1892), dramatised in 1915 and later made into an opera by Deems Taylor (1931), and Trilby (1894), the story of a young model who becomes a great singer when hypnotized by the musician Svengali. Du Maurier was the grandfather of novelist Daphne du Maurier.
by George Du Maurier
oil on canvas, circa 1879
NPG 3656
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3568
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3569
by Edmund Joseph Sullivan
pen and brown ink, 1891
NPG 2899
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour and pencil, 1895-1896
NPG 2711
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen print, 11 May 1867
NPG x18489
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x136254
by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 1889
NPG x127428
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1889
NPG x19825
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, (1889)
NPG x82279
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published October 1890
NPG Ax38511
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1891
NPG Ax15905
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1891
NPG x19824
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1893
NPG Ax27641
after Charles Edward Wilson
wood engraving, late 19th century
NPG D38708
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; George Du Maurier; William Powell Frith
by George Du Maurier
pen and ink on paper, 3 April 1881
NPG D45755
by George Du Maurier
pen and ink on paper, circa 1881
NPG D45756
George Du Maurier ('Men of the Day. No. 641.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 23 January 1896
NPG D44787
Related People
- George Llewelyn Davies (grandson)
- Nico Llewelyn Davies (grandson)
- Angela Du Maurier (granddaughter)
- Dame Daphne Du Maurier (granddaughter)
- Sir Gerald Du Maurier (son)
- Jeanne Du Maurier (granddaughter)
- Jack Llewelyn Davies (grandson)
- Michael Llewelyn Davies (grandson)
- Peter Llewelyn Davies (grandson)
- Sylvia Jocelyn Llewelyn Davies (née Du Maurier) (daughter)
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