Painting Greeting Cards
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8 items found in Painting Greeting Cards
Sitting cat (1815) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Illustration by draughtsman Jean Bernard in 1815. There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world, and are one of, if not the most popular pet in the world. Cats and humans have been associated for nearly 10000 years.
Cat circus : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: The original lithograph titled "Grimalkin's Royal Circus". A grimalkin is an archaic term for a cat. The famous prophet, Nostradamus, had a cat named Grimalkin, and in the Shakespearean play, Macbeth, a cat named Grimalkin helps the three witches see into Macbeth's future.
Cats and music : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Carl Reichert (1836-1918) was born in Vienna and took after his father, Heinrich Reichert who was also a painter of animal and portraits. Reichert also painted town scenes, but is best known for his paintings of dogs and cats.
Cat on a book : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946), an English figure and landscape painter, etcher and lithographer, who studied at the Slade School of Art. He came to be recognised as one of the best known war artists of World War I. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearle...
Curled up sleeping cat (1825) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Illustration by draughtsman and print maker Jean Bernard (1732-1797). According to a study, cats typically sleep between 12 to 16 hours every day, and anything up to a third of the time their waking hours is spent on grooming. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent...
Maypole : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Although its origin is unknown, a maypole is a tall wooden pole that is erected, around which a maypole dance takes place as a part of various European folk festivals. Cats around the maypole by English artist Louis William Wain (1860-1939), renowned for his illustratio...
Cats at school : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Did you know that a group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom, a female cat is called a molly or queen? Cats at school by English artist Louis William Wain (1860-1939), renowned for his illustrations of cats and kittens.
Enchanting cat : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: It is commonly said that cats have nine lives, and in some countries seven. This is perhaps due to their perceived durability and their extraordinary ability to survive dangerous falls. A design inspired from a c.1900 antique German silver locket with ruby and diamond. ...