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Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- Old Book Illustrations
Periodical
- Title:
- Le magasin pittoresque, vol. 8
- Author(s):
- Collective work
- Publisher:
- Paris: Édouard Charton, 1840
Description
This picture is part of a series of twenty sketches made by J.-J. Grandville to illustrate the various expressions of cats. It comes with the following descriptions, referring to the first and the second drawing respectively:
Miss Betty walks along the corridor, with a pathetic mewing; Miss Betty is hungry, she hasn’t been given her milk yet. The cook is late and might have been harsh, hence the rightful and touching complaint.
Here in contrast is a little master cat, whose pretty spiritual face is alert, filled with deep concern. He was suddenly interrupted in the middle of his games by the noise of a copper basin, or by the approach of a stranger’s voice. He is ready to jump and dash off.
The caption reads in the original French: Plainte et souffrance. — Préoccupation causée par un bruit particulier.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, cat, Felidae, Le magasin pittoresque, listening, mammal, periodical, pet, smiling


