21.
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1811 March 1
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "An old hag leans back in an armchair of antique pattern; she is beset with cats which swarm round her, and turns her head with a macabre smile to kiss one on the mouth; her left hand rests on a cat standing on the table beside her. Two sit in her lap, another scrambles up her skirts. On a cushion on the floor are two large cats and two kittens; two others lap from a bowl. Others scramble and fight on the back of her chair. A pretty young woman stands (right) holding a cat which is tightly wrapped up, and feeding it from a spoon. The cats are large and muscular, with a trace of bull-dog. On the table are a box of 'Rappe', a decanter of 'Ratafia' with a glass, a large bowl of 'Cat Lap', and a paper: 'Essay on Old Maids'. Behind are ancient stone walls, and windows with escutcheons on which are cats. The woman's shoes are of archaic pattern"--British Museum online catalogue.
- Alternative Title:
- Old maids nursery
- Description:
- For the original issue from 1803, see: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 42., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Reissue, with year in imprint statement altered from "1803" to "1811." See British Museum catalogue., and Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James St. Adelphi
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A catamaran, or, An old maids nursery [graphic].