A leopard sitting with its right paw on a small coat of arms. The shield features an armored fist grasping a dagger. Over the image is the motto Touch Not the Cat Bot a Glove.
Subject (Name):
Davidson, J.
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Cat, Cats, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
Allegorical caricature: Two couples approach a Cupid-like statue of a man with wings that has come alive; he wears a wig and carries a bow and a torch (extinguishing as he holds in downwards); he stands on a plinth hung with bags of money, an open chest with coins at its base and to the side sits a cat. On the tree behind (right) a sign reading "Coeur a vendreau, a louer au plus offrant &c dernier encherisseur" hangs from a heart pinned to the trunk on which a snake is curled hissing at the animated statue. The two couples are mismatched in age, in the center a handsome young officer stands with a withered old woman and on the left, a young woman with a fat, old man who holds a bag of coins. On the far left a turkey follows the procession
Description:
Title engraved below image., "Déposé à la Bibliolthêque."--Following imprint., Date from citation in: Journal général de la littérautre de France, 12è année, p. 58., and Mounted on secondary support. With mirror image ms. notes on verso, illegible.
Publisher:
Chez Noel Fréres rue des Prétres, St. Germain l'Auxerois, no. 22. Rue St. Jacques no. 16
A shield divided into four parts—the first quarter with a lion rampant; the second with a right-handed forearm and a heart within the fist; the third featuring the head of a boar; the fourth containing a drakkar. The entire shield is surrounded by fancy leafing, flowers, and grasses. At the helm, atop a torse, is a leopard rampant gardant. Above this is the motto Touch Not The Cat But A Glove.
Amidst an azure background framed by a gules border, is a large shield at center, that has been divided into quarters. In both the first and fourth quarter, it has been divided further to feature four smaller quarters—the first containing a lion rampant against an or field; the second with a right-handed forearm grasping a heart against an argent field; the third featuring the head of a boar; the fourth, also with an or field, displaying a drakkar. Elsewhere, in both the second and third grand quarters of the shield, is a lion rampant against an argent field. At the center of the shield is a smaller shield, with a sable fess featuring a castle at center against an ermine field. At the helm is a knight's helmet. Over the center design are two small circles, bordered by belts. The left contains a leopard rampant gardant upon a fess, with the motto Touch Not The Cat But A Glove upon the border. To the right, also encircled by a belt, is a sphere emitting rays of light, hovering over a torse. The motto surrounding this image reads Higher. Below the shield, upon a banner, is the motto Honore Honestatos.
