Came on Her Feet

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A cat with a mouse in its mouth stands in a posture reminiscent of a rope dancer — She came on her feet.

Artist

Name:: Bennett, Charles Henry
Dates:: 1828-1867
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller), Tondo
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The nine lives of a cat
Author(s):: Bennett, Charles Henry
Publisher:: London: Griffith and Farran, 1860
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A cat with a mouse in its mouth stands on its hind legs in a posture reminiscent of a rope dancer. The full verse below the main illustration goes as follows:

Yes, she fell off the house
Running after a mouse;
But, as life is sweet,
Before you could count One, Two, Three, she came on her feet.

Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, cartoon, cat, children's book, color, dance, Victorian