The Child and the Cat, by Marguerite Gérard, 1778
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The Child and the Cat

Marguerite Gérard (French, 1761-1837)

1778

Medium
Etching and drypoint in black on ivory laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
Image: 22.8 × 17 cm (9 × 6 3/4 in.); Plate: 26.1 × 19.1 cm (10 5/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Sheet: 27.1 × 20.3 cm (10 11/16 × 8 in.)
Culture
France
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Prints and Drawings
Credit line
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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