Can You Purr?

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Zoom in — And the cat said, "Can you purr?"

Artist

Name:: Robinson, William Heath
Dates:: 1872-1944
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Hans Andersen's fairy tales
Author:: Andersen, Hans Christian
Publisher:: London: Constable & Co. Ltd., n.d. [1917]
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Description:

A silhouetted black cat looks at the duckling approaching him with a disabused expression in his eyes.

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{{cite web | title=Can You Purr? | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cat-purr/ | author=Robinson, William Heath | year=n.d. [1917] | access-date=July 28, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}