1808-miseries-life-catsitting-I-Cruikshank, Isaac Cruikshank, circa 1808

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". Date: circa 1808.