Smart Cat

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Artist

Name:: Grandville, J.-J.
Dates:: 1803-1847
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Barbant, Nicolas
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Cent proverbes
Authors:: Achard, Amédée; Delord, Taxile; Frémy, Arnould; Old Nick (Émile Daurand Forgues)
Publisher:: Paris: Henri Fournier, 1845
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Description:

A dashing, smiling cat has found his way backstage and is offering a bouquet of flowers to a female rat, who is likely a dancer.

The caption reads in the original French: À bon chat bon rat. This proverb has a loose English equivalent in Tit for tat.

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{{cite web | title=Smart Cat | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cat-rat/ | author=Grandville, J.-J. | year=1845 | access-date=July 29, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}