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Rural sports. Cat in a bowl. N1.
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| Caption | Rural sports. Cat in a bowl. N1. The pastimes of our forefathers were too frequently of a barbarous description, and the cruelties then tolerated for mere sport were undoubtedly most reprehensible. The caricaturist has contrived to surround these wanton displays with an air of hilarity, and the spectacle of a 'cat in a bowl,' apart from the brutality of the fun, is not without its whimsical attractions. A favourite cat, the property of a distracted spinster, has been launched upon the water in a bowl, which is shown spinning round with the current, to the terror of the involuntary voyager, whose dread of immersion combined with her exertions to escape from this embarrassing situation, which threatens to capsize the treacherous craft at every turn, seem to afford the frivolous audience unqualified amusement. Artist: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827. Date: April 24, 1811. Sourced from Digital Commonwealth website. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | 1 print: hand-colored etching; sheet 26 x 39 cm |
| Credit | Boston Public Library |
| Terms of use | No known copyright restrictions |
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