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Antique Prints of British Humour, Cartoons, Literature Illustrations, etc.
Original antique prints from miscellaneous, mostly 19th-century sources
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
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HALF AN HOUR BEFORE DINNER
Niminy and Piminy staring at the Ladies seated in a circle in the drawing-room
Likely from "Ballads and Verses and Miscellaneous Contributions to 'Punch' " by William Makepeace Thackeray (1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.5 x 7.25 inches (14 X 18.5 cm)
minor edge and corner wear
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
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LITERATURE AT A STAND
"I say, Jim, vich do you give the prufferance? Eugene Shue or Halexander Dumas?"
Likely from "Ballads and Verses and Miscellaneous Contributions to 'Punch' " by William Makepeace Thackeray (1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.375 x 7.875 inches (13.5 X 20 cm)
minor edge and corner wear
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-3
[Mrs Brookfield by Thackeray]
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings"(1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 4.5 x 7.5 inches (11.5 X 19.2 cm)
minor edge and corner wear
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-4
From a drawing by Thackeray in the possession of Mrs. Brookfield
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings"(1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 4.5 x 6 inches (11 X 15.2 cm)
minor edge and corner wear
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-5
This is Dionysius Diddler!
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings"(1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.25 x 6.75 inches (13.3 X 17.3 cm)
minor edge and corner wear, browning upper right corner
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
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'Fait!' says Diddler, 'the what-d'ye-call-'ems fit me like a glove.'
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings"(1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.5 x 7.675 inches (14 X 19.5 cm)
minor edge and corner wear
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-9
He pays a visit to Sir Henry Pelham
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings"(1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.375 x 6.75 inches (13.5 X 17.4 cm)
minor edge and corner wear, left margin discoloration
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-7
[Sketch by Thackeray]
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings"(1887 or 1904)
Backing paper size (approximately): 8.125 x 5.375 inches (20.7 X 13.7 cm)
some puckering where adhered to backing paper
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-8
[Drawing by Thackeray]
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings"(1887 or 1904)
Backing paper size (approximately): 5.5 x 9 inches (14 X 23 cm)
some puckering where adhered to backing paper
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-10
[Sketch by Thackeray]
(His daughters and Major and Mrs. Carmichael Smyth)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Backing paper size (approximately): 9 x 5.375 inches (23 X 13.7 cm)
some puckering where adhered to backing paper
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-11
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(Perhaps Lady Castlereagh?)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Backing paper size (approximately): 3.375 x 7.75 inches (13.7 X 19.8 cm)
some puckering where adhered to backing paper
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-12
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(manuscript of 'The Mysteries of Mayfair' by Lady Tomnoddy)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 4.875 x 7.375 inches (12.5 X 18.8 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-13
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(Miss Rudge age comparisons)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.125 x 7 inches (13.2 X 17.9 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-14
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(conducting Lady Gotobed)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5 x 6.675 inches (12.8 X 17 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-15
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(perhaps you flatter yourself...)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.125 x 5.675 inches (13 X 14 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-16
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(In Pelham's coat...)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 7.675 x 5.675 inches (19.3 X 14 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-17
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(The printer's boy...)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.125 x 7.25 inches (13 X 18.5 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-18
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(And upon me honour...)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.5 x 7.875 inches (13.8 X 20 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-19
[Drawing by Thackeray]
(Old Gentleman, Miss Wiggets, Two Authors)
Likely from "A Collection of Letters of Thackeray 1847-1855; With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings" (1887 or 1904)
Sheet size (approximately): 5.125 x 6.75 inches (13 X 17 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-20
Illustration by George Cruikshank to the poem "A Lay Of St. Nicholas"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4.125 x 5.25 inches (10.5 X 13.3 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$20
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-21
Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Nurse's Story, The Hand Of Glory"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4.125 x 5.675 inches (10.5 X 14.5 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$20
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-22
Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Blasphemer's Warning"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4.75 x 6 inches (12.2 X 15.3 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$20
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-23
Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Blasphemer's Warning"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4.25 x 5 inches (11 X 12.7 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$20
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-24
Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Tragedy"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4.75 x 5.875 inches (12 X 15 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$20
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-25
Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Ingoldsby Penance"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4.75 x 5.875 inches (12 X 15 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
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Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Tragedy"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4 x 5.5 inches (10.2 X 14 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-27
Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Brothers of Birchington"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4.5 x 5.75 inches (11.5 X 14.6 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-28
Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Brothers of Birchington"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 3.375 x 4.75 inches (9.7 X 12.3 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$15
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-29
Illustration by George Cruikshank to the poem "Bloudie Jacke of Shrewsberrie"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 5.25 x 4 inches (13.3 X 10 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
$10
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The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual print.
REF-30
Illustration by John Tenniel to the poem "The Nurse's Story, The Hand Of Glory"
Likely from "The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth And Marvels" by Thomas Ingoldsby, Published circa 1865.
print is adhered to a black backing paper of about 4.675 x 5.375 inches (12 X 13.7 cm)
minor edge/corner wear and handling, adhered to backing paper
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