Harvard Art Museums > 1993.31: "Nil desperandum!" Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Nil desperandum!" (George Louis du Maurier) , 1993.31,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/294607. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1993.31 People George Louis du Maurier, British (1831 - 1896) Title "Nil desperandum!" Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1890 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/294607 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink on cream wove paper Dimensions 17.9 x 25.4 cm (7 1/16 x 10 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: brown ink, lower right: G du Maurier / 5 Bayswater Terrace / March 90 inscription: brown ink: Nil desperandum / Fair visitor (to hostess): "How wonderfully well Mrs. Wilkinson wears!--I do hope I shall be as good-looking / as that, at her age!" / Fair hostess: "so do I!" inscription: verso, graphite: 10 guineas Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Aimée and Rosamond Lamb Accession Year 1993 Object Number 1993.31 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
