# Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)

- By: Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891)
- Date: 1838–91
- Medium: pen and black ink and brush and black wash on paper
- Classification: Drawing
- Dimensions: Sheet: 23.5 x 17.1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.285)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/2010.285/2010.285_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Drawing was an essential part of Théodule Ribot's practice and he often sketched his environs from life. As a realist artist, Ribot favored humble subjects taken from everyday life. This double-sided sheet was likely one that he reused for two disparate images: a cat viewed from three angles, perhaps in his studio, and what appears to be a sculpture of two figures embracing.