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A mother and her five delighted children turned away from their dentist's at Easter because he has toothache. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1874.

The deathbed of a man: a tonsured monk plays the organ while another monk mourns. Drawing by George du Maurier, 1883.

A Jewish man with a lisp trying to disclaim his religion. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1883.

A fashionably dressed lady meets her doctor in the park and informs him that she feels much better since he went away. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

A doctor suggests to an exhausted patient that he commit theft and spend some time locked in a police cell in order to regain his health. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1878.

Misunderstanding between a doctor and his working-class patient, who has swallowed the leeches he prescribed. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1877.

A doctor unexpectedly visiting a patient. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

A vicar asking a woman if she likes her new female doctor, the woman retorts that she prefers male doctors and finds them more genteel. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

A man and woman stand talking together in the middle of the room as other couples amuse one another by playing the piano and singing. Wood engraving after George Du Maurier, ca. 1892 (?).

An ignorant young doctor telling poverty-stricken people to feed and look after their children properly. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

An organ-grinder is carrying a very large organ down the street as he passes a fellow musician with a much smaller instrument and a monkey; representing evolution by natural selection. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

A physician advising a man not to be depressed by his illness. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

Two girls commenting on the fact that the new doctor's children are ugly as they pass them in the woods - misinterpreting the theory of natural selection. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier, 1892.

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Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896

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An ignorant young doctor telling poverty-stricken people to feed and look after their children properly. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

An organ-grinder is carrying a very large organ down the street as he passes a fellow musician with a much smaller instrument and a monkey; representing evolution by natural selection. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

A physician advising a man not to be depressed by his illness. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

The deathbed of a man: a tonsured monk plays the organ while another monk mourns. Drawing by George du Maurier, 1883.

Two girls commenting on the fact that the new doctor's children are ugly as they pass them in the woods - misinterpreting the theory of natural selection. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier, 1892.