print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1977,U.1479
- Description
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Two images; the first; above, Puss in conversation with the king and his daughter, who lean from their coach, Puss gesturing to where his master 'the Marquess of Carabas' lies concealed in the pond behind bulrushes to the right, below, Puss introducing his master, who, dressed in fine clothes, bows courteously to the king and princess, mounted soldiers behind the coach; the second; Puss, elegantly dressed, walking through a cornfield and commanding the peasants in the field to tell the king that the land belongs to 'the Marquis de Carabas', the peasants looking on with respect and awe, the royal coach accompanied by soldiers on the road beyond; illustration to Cruikshank's "The Fairy Library - Puss in Boots" (1859)
Etching
- Production date
- 1859
- Dimensions
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Height: 190 millimetres
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Width: 278 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Cruikshank apparently disapproved of the story remarking "As it stood the tale was a succession of successful falsehoods—a clever lesson in lying!—a system of imposture rewarded with the greatest worldly advantages"
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Fairy Library - Puss in Boots
- Acquisition date
- 1891
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1977,U.1479
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 1891,1116.179