A Very Happy Family

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Zoom in — The mother sings a song of youth and May,
The father doth the festive fiddle play,
Neighbors strolling on the fence
Stop and smile with joy intense,
While the happy kittens dance the livelong day.

Artist

Name:: Francis, Joseph Greene
Dates:: 1849-1930
Country:: US

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Humor
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: A book of cheerful cats
Author:: Francis, J. G. (Joseph Greene)
Publisher:: New York: The Century Co., 1892
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Description:

A lady cat sings, accompanied on the violin by a tomcat, while four kittens dance in front of them and other cats sit watching from a fence in the background.

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{{cite web | title=A Very Happy Family | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/festive-fiddle/ | author=Francis, Joseph Greene | year=1892 | access-date=July 27, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}