The Danger of Eating Mice

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A man sitting at a table and holding his cutlery has a cat diving into his open mouth

The danger of eating mice is that your cat might run after them.

Artist

Name:: Cham
Dates:: 1818-1879
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: San Francisco Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Album du siège
Authors:: Cham; Daumier, Honoré
Publisher:: Paris: n.d.
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A man sitting at a table and holding his cutlery has a cat diving into his open mouth.

The caption reads in the original French: Le danger de manger de la souris est qu’ensuite votre chat ne coure après.

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{{cite web | title=The Danger of Eating Mice | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/eating-mice/ | author=Cham | year=n.d. | access-date=May 3, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}