Pussy's Perquisite, from "Illustrated London News" Christmas Number

December 2, 1882

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For its Christmas issue in 1882, the "Illustrated London News" chose a print devoted to the ever popular theme of children and pets, publishing Schütze's image of a girl dressed in 18th-century finery who pours milk or cream into a porcelain saucer for an expectant cat. The image echoes genre precedents by Joseph Wright of Derby, but the approach to historical revival—at once playful and sentimental—is distinctly Victorian. The title refers to the expectation of servants in wealthy households of a right to rich food not consumed at feasts. The German printmaker Brend'amour had founded a wood engraving firm in Düsseldorf and also worked for London publishers.

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Title: Pussy's Perquisite, from "Illustrated London News" Christmas Number
Series/Portfolio: Illustrated London News
Engraver: Richard Brend'amour (German, Aachen 1831–1915 Düsseldorf)
Artist: After Wilhelm Schütze (German, Hamburg 1807–1878 Berlin)
Date: December 2, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Image: 12 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (31.2 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (39.8 × 28.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2015
Object Number: 2015.653.12
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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