Sujet

Large Cat, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Large Cat, 1850. 'This noble specimen of the Cat is domesticated at No. 175, Oxford-street, [London]. He is a beautifully-marked Tabby, and is very docile, though his unusually large size conveys to the beholder, at first sight, a contrary impression. He weighs 25¾lb.; and measures 27 inches round the body, and 36½ inches from the tip of the tail to the end of the nose; height, 11½ inches to the top of the shoulders. The Cat has gained 7 lb. in weight within the last two years; he does not eat so much as an ordinary cat, and is extremely active, and rarely appears to be inconvenienced by his great bulk. He is seven years old, and was born in a building known as "the old Palace at Chelsea".' From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A33_499

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,5Mo (5,0Mo) / 42,0cm x 36,1cm / 4960 x 4260 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal unusual domestic pet animals cat cats large feline British tabby big Victorian century Britain household domesticated newspapers press concept B&W engraved engraving felines 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN newspaper Unknown 19th-century