Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Cleveland Museum of Art

Spotted

George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier — Our Croquet Party

George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier

Our Croquet Party

1864

Garden party games become a microcosm of Victorian social interaction, as Du Maurier's detailed engraving technique serves his keen interest in the choreography of leisure-class behavior.

Medium
wood engraving

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

Spotted works by George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier

About this work

George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, Our Croquet Party, 1864

Garden party games become a microcosm of Victorian social interaction, as Du Maurier's detailed engraving technique serves his keen interest in the choreography of leisure-class behavior.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1864
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Victorian, Monochrome, 19th Century, Recreation, Wood Engraving, Social Commentary, Narrative, British, Figurative, Leisure

More works by George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier

Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art