George Du Maurier, Illustrator and Novelist (1834-1896): An Overview

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"Of Du Maurier, perhaps, more than of any other artist, it may be said that the man himself appears in his works; for in all that long series of inimitable drawings that for years added so greatly to the popularity of Punch, the refinement of his mind, his keen sense of humour, and his reverence for truth and manliness are no less conspicuous than his art." — John Guile Millais

Biographical Materials

• Biography
• His Friendship with John Leech
• His friendship with Millais
• Millais's Portrait

Contemporary Contexts

Richard Kelly's "George du Maurier: The Satiric Artist"

• The Novelist's Eye
• Society Pictures
• Dream Pictures
• William Dean Howells's tribute to Du Maurier
• Social History
• Political History

Works

• Illustration
• English Society, a collection of morethan 130 drawings from Punch and other sources.
• Margaret Oliphant's Carita (2 plates)
• The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy (22 plates)
• A Laodicean by Thomas Hardy
• The Martian by George DuMaurier (48 plates)
• A Rose in June (10 plates)
• Three Feathers by William Black (10 plates)
• Trilby by George DuMaurier (121 plates)
• Zelda's Fortune by R. E. Francillon
• Drawings for unidentified texts or places of publication
• Novels
• Peter Ibbetson
• Trilby
• The Martian
• Poetry
• "Vers Nonsensiques"
• Art Criticism
• "The Illustration of Books from the Serious Artist's Point of View. — I." (1890)
• Parody as Art Critricism: "A Legend of Camelot," or Punch on the Aesthetic Pre-Raphaelites

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Last modified 16 January 2008