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Cats Collection (#8)

"Cats: From Christmas Dances to Barrel Making, a Whimsical Journey" Step into the enchanting world through the artistic masterpieces of Louis Wain

Background imageCats Collection: Illustration for Pothooks and Perseverance by Walter Crane (colour litho)

Illustration for Pothooks and Perseverance by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8646515 Illustration for Pothooks and Perseverance by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCats Collection: Illustration for Babes and Birds (colour litho)

Illustration for Babes and Birds (colour litho)
8641481 Illustration for Babes and Birds (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Babes and Birds, Verses by Jessie Pope)

Background imageCats Collection: Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho)

Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho)
8649640 Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCats Collection: Catalani (engraving)

Catalani (engraving)
8653569 Catalani (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catalani. Illustration for The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England)

Background imageCats Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643610 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageCats Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643577 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageCats Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643390 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageCats Collection: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643348 Cat postcard (colour litho) by Schropler, Luise (1871-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat postcard. Early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCats Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643337 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageCats Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643334 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageCats Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643332 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageCats Collection: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643319 Cat postcard (colour litho) by Sperlich, Josef (1863-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat postcard. Early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCats Collection: Companions (b/w photo)

Companions (b/w photo)
8656114 Companions (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Companions: girl with a kitten on her head)

Background imageCats Collection: Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638749 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCats Collection: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Monkey and the Cat (engraving)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Monkey and the Cat (engraving)
8669285 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Monkey and the Cat (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Monkey and the Cat)

Background imageCats Collection: Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677308 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Background imageCats Collection: Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho)

Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho)
8677393 Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Sleeping Beauty: the princess wishing to try using a spindle)

Background imageCats Collection: Eyes that stare through time unblinking (b/w photo)

Eyes that stare through time unblinking (b/w photo)
8676261 Eyes that stare through time unblinking (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eyes that stare through time unblinking)

Background imageCats Collection: Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis (Felis canadensis). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich

Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis (Felis canadensis). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery
FLO4719521 Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis (Felis canadensis). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Background imageCats Collection: Cat's claw flower, Martynia speciosa, native to Mexico. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving

Cat's claw flower, Martynia speciosa, native to Mexico. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Barrois
FLO4570106 Cat's claw flower, Martynia speciosa, native to Mexico. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de

Background imageCats Collection: Cover of the book ' A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood'. Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris

Cover of the book " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris
DUV4209561 Cover of the book " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927 (lithograph) by Rabier

Background imageCats Collection: French postcard with image of a woman holding a cat

French postcard with image of a woman holding a cat
3665528 French postcard with image of a woman holding a cat; (add.info.: French postcard with image of a woman holding a cat.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCats Collection: 18th century gentleman with a cat by an open window

18th century gentleman with a cat by an open window
3077859 18th century gentleman with a cat by an open window; (add.info.: 18th century gentleman with a cat by an open window. 19th century english illustration); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCats Collection: Trial of Reynier, French at stock exchange, satirical drawing, 1813

Trial of Reynier, French at stock exchange, satirical drawing, 1813
1758640 Trial of Reynier, French at stock exchange, satirical drawing, 1813; (add.info.: Trial of Reynier, French at stock exchange, satirical drawing, 1813); Photo: Tallandier

Background imageCats Collection: Tiger, Panthera tigris (endangered), and panther or leopard, Panthera pardus

Tiger, Panthera tigris (endangered), and panther or leopard, Panthera pardus
FLO4597836 Tiger, Panthera tigris (endangered), and panther or leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Giroux after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's "New

Background imageCats Collection: Leopard, Panthera pardus, Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx, and jaguar, Panthera onca

Leopard, Panthera pardus, Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx, and jaguar, Panthera onca
FLO4597692 Leopard, Panthera pardus, Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx, and jaguar, Panthera onca. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Giroux after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's "New

Background imageCats Collection: Interior of a traditional Russian loghouse or Izba, 18th century

Interior of a traditional Russian loghouse or Izba, 18th century. Woman tending chickens in the living room
FLO4624955 Interior of a traditional Russian loghouse or Izba, 18th century. Woman tending chickens in the living room, and a large brick oven in the rear

Background imageCats Collection: Vase with animal figures. Deep blue and gilt vase decorated with animals (cat)

Vase with animal figures. Deep blue and gilt vase decorated with animals (cat)
FLO4633311 Vase with animal figures. Deep blue and gilt vase decorated with animals (cat, dog and swan) and a classical pastoral scene with Cupid and Mercury

Background imageCats Collection: Eurasian lynx, lynx lynx. Illustration copied from Count of Buffon

Eurasian lynx, lynx lynx. Illustration copied from Count of Buffon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4641369 Eurasian lynx, lynx lynx. Illustration copied from Count of Buffon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Background imageCats Collection: The Boy Miller and the Little Pussy, 1924 (engraving)

The Boy Miller and the Little Pussy, 1924 (engraving)
FGL5464925 The Boy Miller and the Little Pussy, 1924 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustrated edition of the fables of the brothers Jacob Grimm (1785 - 1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786 - 1859)

Background imageCats Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman tending a fire

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman tending a fire
5893171 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman tending a fire.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman using bellows in front of a fireplace. Death and the Industrious Wife)

Background imageCats Collection: Lynx (Lynx lynx)

Lynx (Lynx lynx)
5856447 Lynx (Lynx lynx); (add.info.: Lynx (Lynx lynx) Hand-colored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794

Background imageCats Collection: Stupid woman and the cat, 1820 (engraving)

Stupid woman and the cat, 1820 (engraving)
5672154 Stupid woman and the cat, 1820 (engraving); (add.info.: Traditional Russian woodcut Illustration, showing the story of the stupid woman and the cat. 1820.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCats Collection: Puss in Boots a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)

Puss in Boots a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669584 Puss in Boots a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Background imageCats Collection: The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving)

The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437819 The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The cat boots and the king)

Background imageCats Collection: A fortress being attacked by a siege tower

A fortress being attacked by a siege tower
5310332 A fortress being attacked by a siege tower; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a fortress being attacked by a siege tower incorporating a battering ram (right)

Background imageCats Collection: Jaguar or yaguarete, Panthera onca. From Felix de Azara's Voyages in America Meridionale

Jaguar or yaguarete, Panthera onca. From Felix de Azara's Voyages in America Meridionale
FLO4721670 Jaguar or yaguarete, Panthera onca. From Felix de Azara's Voyages in America Meridionale. Copperplate engraving by dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista

Background imageCats Collection: A young mother changing her child, 1850

A young mother changing her child, 1850
3478206 A young mother changing her child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young mother changing her child whilst he plays with the family cat)

Background imageCats Collection: Mr Pickwick (colour litho)

Mr Pickwick (colour litho)
2775606 Mr Pickwick (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Pickwick from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

Background imageCats Collection: Map of Guanahani or San Salvador showing Watling Island where Christopher Columbus made landfall

Map of Guanahani or San Salvador showing Watling Island where Christopher Columbus made landfall in 1492
2915316 Map of Guanahani or San Salvador showing Watling Island where Christopher Columbus made landfall in 1492. From the book Life of Christopher Columbus by Clements R

Background imageCats Collection: Girl with black cat, c.1885 (oil on canvas)

Girl with black cat, c.1885 (oil on canvas)
8702205 Girl with black cat, c.1885 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); 55.9x40.6 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio

Background imageCats Collection: The Nursing Mother, 1804 (oil on canvas)

The Nursing Mother, 1804 (oil on canvas)
8690961 The Nursing Mother, 1804 (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Marguerite (1761-1837); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: By Marguerite Gerard)

Background imageCats Collection: Cat drinking milk from a boy's milkbowl, the mother is watching, historic wood engraving, about 1888

Cat drinking milk from a boy's milkbowl, the mother is watching, historic wood engraving, about 1888
UIG5414610 Cat drinking milk from a boy's milkbowl, the mother is watching, historic wood engraving, about 1888; UIG

Background imageCats Collection: Watercolour illustration of a black Monkey and a wild cat from a book by G Edwards 1758

Watercolour illustration of a black Monkey and a wild cat from a book by G Edwards 1758
5305770 Watercolour illustration of a black Monkey and a wild cat from a book by G Edwards 1758. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Background imageCats Collection: Hamilton Sisters with Cat 1825 (Oil on canvas)

Hamilton Sisters with Cat 1825 (Oil on canvas)
8766679 Hamilton Sisters with Cat 1825 (Oil on canvas); 125.4x89.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Background imageCats Collection: The New Bonnet, (oil on canvas)

The New Bonnet, (oil on canvas)
659812 The New Bonnet, (oil on canvas) by Waite, James Clarke (fl.1863-85); 40.6x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Bonnet. James Clarke Waite (1832-1920). Oil on canvas

Background imageCats Collection: There was an Old Man on the Border, who lived in the utmost disorder (coloured engraving)

There was an Old Man on the Border, who lived in the utmost disorder (coloured engraving)
8634420 There was an Old Man on the Border, who lived in the utmost disorder (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCats Collection: Remembrance from all at home (colour litho)

Remembrance from all at home (colour litho)
8635502 Remembrance from all at home (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Remembrance from all at home)




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"Cats: From Christmas Dances to Barrel Making, a Whimsical Journey" Step into the enchanting world through the artistic masterpieces of Louis Wain. In "A Cats Christmas Dance, " Wain captures their playful spirit as they prance and twirl amidst holiday festivities. Meanwhile, in "Peter the Cat, " he portrays a mischievous feline with an irresistible charm. But cats aren't just dancers; they are also skilled workers. Witness them in action alongside Coopers making wooden barrels, showcasing their dexterity and adaptability. And in "A Studio in Montparnasse, " we find ourselves transported to 1926 Paris, where cats lounge gracefully amidst bohemian creativity. In one extraordinary piece titled "Cats in a Dog Cart, " Wain challenges conventional norms by playfully reversing roles. These whimsical creatures remind us that life is full of surprises and unexpected delights. Yet even these graceful beings can encounter mishaps, as depicted humorously in "Louis Wain - A Christmas Catastrophe. " This comical artwork reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously during the festive season. Wain's artistry extends beyond mere amusement; it delves into nature's wonders. With his masterpiece "Snowballing, " he captures the joyous essence frolicking amid winter landscapes—a sight that warms our hearts on cold days. Venturing further into wildlife territory, we encounter an African Lioness captured up close—an awe-inspiring portrait highlighting her strength and beauty. It serves as a reminder that domesticated felines share ancestry with these majestic creatures. The Tabby Toboggan Club takes us on an adventurous journey down snowy slopes—cats embracing winter sports with gusto. Their fearless spirits inspire us to embrace new experiences fearlessly. Even literary giants like Mark Twain couldn't resist the allure of feline companionship, as seen in his endearing portrayal while holding a cat.