Satire of Animal Lovers
Hand-Colored Lithograph, 19th Century
Hand-Colored Lithograph, 19th Century
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W. Clerk (lithographers) Matters of Taste? As Regards Natural History (No. 1) Hodgson's Wholesale Print Warehouse, London: 2nd Quarter, 19th Century Hand-colored lithograph 10 x 14 inches Sold, please inquire as to the availability of similar items. |
Satirical print of an assortment of devoted animal enthusiasts with their favorite animal. The people are an eccentric assortment of odd-looking types themselves, the joke being that they have unconsciously chosen animals they tend to resemble -- a long-nosed woman is juxtaposed with a goat, an old woman asleep in a chair resembles the squinting, overfed cat on her lap, etc.