A monkey dressed in a flowered gown and holding a candestick in one hand and the leg of a cat in the other, leans out of a second-story window. The cat's front paw is stuck in the knocker on the front door as a second cat tears away in fright. The te...
A monkey dressed in a Roman-style tunic holds a sword over his head, held in his right hand. In his left he grasps a cat. Over his shoulders is a lion's pelt
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by S. Gans, 22 Southampton St. (Strand) and Printed by N. Jones, 66 St. Martins Lane
Toms, W. H. (William Henry), approximately 1700-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not after 1760]
Call Number:
760.00.00.111+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A satire on prostitution set in a brothel in which all the men have been given the heads of apes and the women those of cats. In the centre of the room a prostitute sits on the knee of an old man who fondles her, her legs splayed; she holds a glass i...
Description:
Title supplied from description of an earlier state in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Interiors, Prostitutes, Military uniforms, Judges, Watchmen, Canopy beds, Birdcages, Doves, Wine, and Bottles
A group of cats look at book opened to a musical score, on the right and images of mice on the left. Some of the cats are singing while one plays a trumpet; one of the cats wears spectacles. In the foreground are a violin and loose sheets of music. Th...
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Cats, Mice, Musical instruments, Musicians, and Singers
