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 : Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain


Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain

A cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat. Wain was able to turn his hand to drawing a wide variety of animals prior to the fame he achieved with his feline creations. Sadly his growing obsession with cats turned to insanity and he died penniless in a mental asylum in 1939

Picture No
10217208
Media ID
45992445
Size
3262px x 4431px (3.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Louis Wain in The Illustrated London News, 19 February 1887, page 216
Date
1892

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Achieved Asylum Creations Feline Insanity Magpie Mental Obsession Occupying Penniless Points Possession Sadly Saucepan Selection Wain


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