Detail of a ca. 1808 caricature about "Squatting plump on an unexpected cat in your chair!!", engraved by Isaac Cruikshank after a drawing by Woodward. A man unknowingly sits on a cat on a chair, setting off startlement and turmoil among the rest of the household. Includes a relatively clear depiction of clothing styles of the time. This was part of a series of humorous caricatures on the "Miseries of Human Life".

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Topics:
   + 19th-century caricatures
   + 19th-century drawings
   + Cats on chairs
   + Challenges to physical balance
   + Facial expressions in art
   + Fashion in 1808
   + George Moutard Woodward
   + Isaac Cruikshank
   + Men and women in art

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Licensing:

• Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
• License: Public Domain

Media information:

• Original datetime: circa 1808
• Upload datetime: 2006-08-02T06:17:07Z
• Uploader: User:Churchh
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