Maurice Dumont (1869–1899) "Ayez votre chimère." 1893. Drawing. Violet ink and wash on laid paper. [255 x 350 mm]. In the upper right corner, within a rectangle, a handwritten poem in three stanzas, “To my friend Durier,” signed by M. Dumont and dated “September 1893.” At the bottom, a dedication: “To my dearest / Friend / A. Durier / With all sincerity / M.D. / 1893.” A few light foxing spots and slight oxidation. The lower right corner is torn off. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075). In 1893, Maurice Dumont produced an engraved bookplate for his friend, the pharmacist Adrien Durier, depicting a chimera in profile heading toward a sun bearing the inscription “Follow her! " (A. and A. Bonafous-Murat, *Maurice Dumont et L’Épreuve*, 2). This drawing appears to be a preparatory study for that work.