I Can Haz Mezzotints
Two Nerdy History Girls alerted me to this engraving by James McArdell after the artist Philippe Mercier, which the Yale Center for British Art estimates to have been published in Britain in 1756.
Its caption is “Love Me, Love My Cat.”
7 comments:
Great title J.L. Definitely made me chuckle.
Or less sophisticated.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
GREAT OBSERVATION & SUMMARY, Mr. Bell! Thank you!
So very true. On several points.
To quote Robert Darnton's famous "Great Cat Massacre" essay "Finally, the power of cats was concentrated on the most intimate aspect of domestic life: sex." There's the key to this print, I think!
Yes, that tail is pointing somewhere important. But any print of a pretty girl gets into that realm.
Hey! Enjoy your blog but I just happen to also be a cat lover. I second the caption that was published with the print:-)
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