The vision of the three cats a fable. [graphic]

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Title: The vision of the three cats a fable. [graphic]
Creator: Ansell, Charles, 1752- printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [8 December 1800]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Decbr. 8th, 1800, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Description: Title from caption below image.
Attributed to Charles Ansell by George .
Printseller's announcement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Three lines of text below title: Many years ago a Persian Sultan dream'd he saw three cats, one of which was very fat, another very lean, and the third blind ...
Temporary local subject terms: Male costume: Turkish sultan -- Weapons: sabres -- Daggers -- Animals: cats -- Dreams.
Mounted to 29 x 43 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 26 x 40 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1800
Etchings England London 1800
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subjects: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1800
England > London > 1800

Access: Public
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