Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

George Du Maurier NPG D45756

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by George Du Maurier

This self-portrait drawing shows George Du Maurier exclaiming 'Hooray!' at the arrival of the post. His dog dances nearby and declares 'W.P.F. [artist William Powell Frith] is a Brick!'.

The drawing's exact significance has yet to be determined, but it appears to relate to an illustrated letter dating from March 1881 (NPG D45755) in which Du Maurier cancels a meeting with Frith and Frederic Leighton due to work pressures.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.