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Cats Collection (#9)

"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: The Cat (colour litho)

The Cat (colour litho)
8633851 The Cat (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cat. Illustration for The Poet and Other Animals by Harold Richardon (Ernest Nister)

Background imageCats Collection: Decorative title page (engraving)

Decorative title page (engraving)
8672648 Decorative title page (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorative title page)

Background imageCats Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643609 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageCats Collection: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643584 Cat postcard (colour litho) by Cobbe, Bernard (fl. 1868-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat postcard. Early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCats Collection: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643582 Cat postcard (colour litho) by Cobbe, Bernard (fl. 1868-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat postcard. Early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCats Collection: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643379 Cat postcard (colour litho) by Cobbe, Bernard (fl. 1868-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat postcard. Early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCats Collection: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643377 Cat postcard (colour litho) by Cobbe, Bernard (fl. 1868-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat postcard. Early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCats Collection: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643376 Cat postcard (colour litho) by Cobbe, Bernard (fl. 1868-83); 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)
8643374 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard. Early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCats Collection: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643355 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: Cat postcard (colour litho)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643354 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: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643344 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)
8643342 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)
8643338 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)
8643333 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)
8643329 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)
8643316 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: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643305 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageCats Collection: This is the life (coloured photo)

This is the life (coloured photo)
8656361 This is the life (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: This is the life. Kittens in a hammock)

Background imageCats Collection: He sat up and begged anxiously from the owner of the barrow (colour litho)

He sat up and begged anxiously from the owner of the barrow (colour litho)
8644909 He sat up and begged anxiously from the owner of the barrow (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCats Collection: Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho)

Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho)
8677518 Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCats Collection: Trade card for Dr Lovelace's Soap (chromolitho)

Trade card for Dr Lovelace's Soap (chromolitho)
8677585 Trade card for Dr Lovelace's Soap (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCats Collection: Kittens meeting a frog (chromolitho)

Kittens meeting a frog (chromolitho)
8677794 Kittens meeting a frog (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kittens meeting a frog)

Background imageCats Collection: Aesop's Fables: The Mice in Council (colour litho)

Aesop's Fables: The Mice in Council (colour litho)
8667366 Aesop's Fables: The Mice in Council (colour litho) by Rountree, Harry (Herbert R.) (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Who is going to bell the cat)

Background imageCats Collection: On the Great Lutheran Fool, 1522 (woodcut)

On the Great Lutheran Fool, 1522 (woodcut)
8664086 On the Great Lutheran Fool, 1522 (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page of On the Great Lutheran Fool, satirical work by Thomas Murner)

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

Remembrance from all at home! (colour litho)
8656688 Remembrance from all at home! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Remembrance from all at home! Cats by the fireplace)

Background imageCats Collection: K, Kittens (coloured engraving)

K, Kittens (coloured engraving)
8651503 K, Kittens (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: K, Kittens. Illustration for unidentified alphabet book, c 1875.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCats Collection: Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670445 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clara had the Kittens on her Lap, and Heidi was kneeling beside her)

Background imageCats Collection: Country road, 1916 (painting)

Country road, 1916 (painting)
8701485 Country road, 1916 (painting) by Sohlberg, Harald Oscar (1869-1935); 103x138 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting by Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935)); Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageCats Collection: Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper)

Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper)
7485259 Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper) by Morton, William (b.1826); 49x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Background imageCats Collection: Luxuriance, after the painting by Jodocus van Winghe. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom

Luxuriance, after the painting by Jodocus van Winghe. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur
955325 Luxuriance, after the painting by Jodocus van Winghe. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Background imageCats Collection: A cat wearing a muzzle, gloves and boots trying to prevent the spread of disease

A cat wearing a muzzle, gloves and boots trying to prevent the spread of disease
5310226 A cat wearing a muzzle, gloves and boots trying to prevent the spread of disease; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a cat wearing a muzzle)

Background imageCats Collection: Quote Cat Family

Quote Cat Family
Orara Studio

Background imageCats Collection: Scene From Puss In Boots By Charles Perrault. Puss Meets The Ogre. After A Work By Gustave Dore

Scene From Puss In Boots By Charles Perrault. Puss Meets The Ogre. After A Work By Gustave Dore
UIG5420406 Scene From Puss In Boots By Charles Perrault. Puss Meets The Ogre. After A Work By Gustave Dore. From El Mundo Ilustrado, Published Barcelona, Circa 1880 ©UIG/Leemage

Background imageCats Collection: Engraving depicting town and country gentlemen chatting in a hedge-lined country lane

Engraving depicting town and country gentlemen chatting in a hedge-lined country lane
UIG5426317 Engraving depicting town and country gentlemen chatting in a hedge-lined country lane. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Background imageCats Collection: The Lion, King Of Beasts. From El Mundo Ilustrado, Published Barcelona, 1880 ©UIG/Leemage

The Lion, King Of Beasts. From El Mundo Ilustrado, Published Barcelona, 1880 ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5420473 The Lion, King Of Beasts. From El Mundo Ilustrado, Published Barcelona, 1880 ©UIG/Leemage

Background imageCats Collection: Gato

Gato
Treechild

Background imageCats Collection: Girl on the beach of Bagnoli, Naples

Girl on the beach of Bagnoli, Naples
3561595 Girl on the beach of Bagnoli, Naples by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Bagnoli, Naples 1896-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageCats Collection: Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed)

Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed)
5922105 Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855)

Background imageCats Collection: Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed)

Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed)
5920395 Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855)

Background imageCats Collection: Siege of Arras on August 10, 1640: the great defeat of the Spaniards, represented in cats

Siege of Arras on August 10, 1640: the great defeat of the Spaniards, represented in cats
7110183 Siege of Arras on August 10, 1640: the great defeat of the Spaniards, represented in cats, besieged to the French (in rats)

Background imageCats Collection: Ceramic tripod vessel with feline representations

Ceramic tripod vessel with feline representations
5305149 Ceramic tripod vessel with feline representations.; (add.info.: Ceramic tripod vessel with feline representations, from Nicaragua. Dated 14th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCats Collection: Domestic cat, Felis catus. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery

Domestic cat, Felis catus. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural
FLO4718978 Domestic cat, Felis catus. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Background imageCats Collection: Art. Entertainment. The cat's music. Fair show, France, 1702 (poster)

Art. Entertainment. The cat's music. Fair show, France, 1702 (poster)
3434585 Art. Entertainment. The cat's music. Fair show, France, 1702 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment. The cat's music)

Background imageCats Collection: Trade card for C Goodall & Son, London, 1877 (chromolitho)

Trade card for C Goodall & Son, London, 1877 (chromolitho)
8677469 Trade card for C Goodall & Son, London, 1877 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for C Goodall & Son, London)

Background imageCats Collection: Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670073 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCats Collection: Lighting of Tottenham Court Road, London, by electricity (litho)

Lighting of Tottenham Court Road, London, by electricity (litho)
8672087 Lighting of Tottenham Court Road, London, by electricity (litho) by Prout, Victor William (1862-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lighting of Tottenham Court Road, London)

Background imageCats Collection: The First Loss (engraving)

The First Loss (engraving)
8635873 The First Loss (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Loss. Illustration from The Juvenile Album, or Tales from Far and Near)




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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.