“The House That Jack Built” has long been a dependable bit of children’s entertainment. It’s also been the basis for a number of games, including this one. There’s no date to be found, but it looks to be from sometime around 1900. I like the cat’s quizzical expression and dignified posture: somewhat cartoony, but not too anthropomorphized. And the colors are dashing.
(Posted by Doug Skinner)
5 responses so far ↓
1 Lisa // Sep 18, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Beautiful. This is definitely THE cat!
2 Lisa // Sep 18, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Where did you find this one?
3 Doug // Sep 18, 2011 at 10:59 pm
I found it at the flea market this morning.
4 Angela // Sep 23, 2011 at 2:36 pm
He is lovely.
5 Gail // Sep 23, 2011 at 8:07 pm
clearly the illustrator loves pussies and understands them. I like the eyes..it really captures the way cats look at something so intensely looking down and aiming (especially something they want to kill)