The Cat's Paw

The Cat's Paw, c. 1824, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, British, 1802–1873, 30 x 27 1/8 in. (76.2 x 68.9 cm) (sight)37 7/8 x 35 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (96.2 x 89.22 x 5.72 cm) (outer frame), Oil on panel, England, 19th century, In Jean de La Fontaine's seventeenth-century fable, which this painting illustrates, a cunning monkey persuades a cat to retrieve roasting chestnuts from a fire. The term 'cat's paw,' meaning a person unwittingly duped by another, derives from this tale. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The Cat's Paw, c. 1824, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, British, 1802–1873, 30 x 27 1/8 in. (76.2 x 68.9 cm) (sight)37 7/8 x 35 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (96.2 x 89.22 x 5.72 cm) (outer frame), Oil on panel, England, 19th century, In Jean de La Fontaine's seventeenth-century fable, which this painting illustrates, a cunning monkey persuades a cat to retrieve roasting chestnuts from a fire. The term 'cat's paw,' meaning a person unwittingly duped by another, derives from this tale. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Credit:
Sepia Times / Contributor
Editorial #:
1911362790
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Universal Images Group
Date created:
02 January, 1824
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Universal Images Group Editorial
Object name:
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