George Du Maurier 1834-1896 - Lawn Tennis A Conscious Martyr

George Du Maurier 1834-1896 - Lawn Tennis A Conscious Martyr, 'Why are you so cross, Angela?" - "Oh! because I hate selfishness, aunt! And they're all of them so selfish!". "What have they done?" "Why, they all want to go on the river, just when I want to play lawn-tennis!" "Well, you needn't go with them!" "Of course I needn't! But how am I to play lawn-tennis all by myself!"', pencil, pen and black ink, 1881, signed, cartoon and caption within mount 20 by 25cm., sheet 25 by 35cm. and sold with a printed copy of the Punch Magazine page, published May 28 1881  

Provenance: Abbott and Holder London, where acquired by the present owner