Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish

after Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Title:
Love Me, Love My Cat
Date:
ca. 1756
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 15/16 × 8 7/8 inches (32.9 × 22.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower center: "Love me - Love my Cat.-"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "#55"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.571
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
maid | bonnet | genre subject | love | cat (domestic cat) | woman
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
John Ingamells, A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings of Philip Mercier, Volume of the Walpole Society, vol. 46, Walpole Society, 1976-8, no. 158, N12 W35 +A1 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22267