Art, Symbol & Imagination
Dick Whittington’s Cat and the Rat-Plagued Feast
Dark figures gesture beside a ship picture above a lower scene of a feast and scattering rats. The illustration accompanies the story of Whittington’s cat and its value to the overseas court.
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Arthur Rackham. "Dick Whittington’s Cat and the Rat-Plagued Feast" [editorial title]. In The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, Arthur Rackham; illustrator and compiler. 1933 Harrap edition; Maastricht University Library copy MU KPB 011, 1933, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 45. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0578-0045
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Arthur Rackham. Dick Whittington’s Cat and the Rat-Plagued Feast. The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. Scan leaf 45. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0578-0045