Artist
George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier
British, 1834–1896
George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier was a British Impressionism artist. 33 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art. George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier was born in Paris.
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (French:; 6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a French-British cartoonist, illustrator, and novelist. His first novel Peter Ibbetson was published in 1891 and has been adapted into films, an opera, and a play. He was known for his work in Punch and his 1894 Gothic novel Trilby, featuring the character Svengali.
His son was the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier. The writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier and the artist Jeanne du Maurier were all granddaughters of George. He was also father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan.
Works by George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier
"Nincompoopiana," Illustration for Punch
Pet and Hobby (Showing that china-maniacs have their affections like other people)
Untitled
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
University Cricket Match at Lords
The Modern Art of Advertising
Life in London
Try for a Tutorship - A Critical Moment
Two to One on the Major
The Song of the Disconsolate One
Domestic Philosophy
Jewels - At the Great Exhibition
Wanted a Curate. Rather an Ordeal for the Reverend M. Green
Second Thoughts
How Not to Play the Game
A Kettledrum in Mayfair
Why the Pifflers Lost their Return Match
Our Croquet Party
Refreshment - At the Great Exhibition
The Ingenuous Wobbler
The Queen of Diamonds - How She Was Won and Lost
Coelebs in Search of a Mulready Envelope
The Last of the Barons
Much Ado about Nothing
33 works in the catalog · 24 shown
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