Feline pantomime

Artist Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746 - 1828)

Titles

Gatesca pantomima
Plate 73 from The Disasters of War

Dateca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)

Mediumetching, burin, burnisher

DimensionsOverall: 9 11/16 x 13 5/16 in. (24.6 x 33.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn

CultureSpanish

PortfolioLos desastres de la guerra, first edition by Tomas Harris, March 1863

Catalogue raisonnéHarris 121.III.1b (first edition, with letters, before correction); Blas & Matilla 2000, cat.no.1.

Object numberPC1999.01.73

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionA cat is sitting on a raised step and there is an owl staring at it, flying towards its face. A man is shown bending down in homage before the cat, and a group of people can be seen in the background.

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