The Cats Let Out of the bag, or the Rats in Dismay
London: The Satirist, 1811. Etching with aquatint on buff wove paper with an 1808 watermark, 9 3/4 x 13 inches (248 x 330 mm), wide margins. Scattered paper repairs on the verso, as well as four vertical hard creases, and one horizontal crease in the lower quadrant of the sheet. Scattered uniform age tone.
The Satirist, or the Censor of the Times was a controversial 19th-century British newspaper which featured reports of scandals involving well known residents of London. It was published by Barnard Gregory, who faced multiple libel charges and was later imprisoned due to its articles.
Item number: 1538
Price: $1,500.00
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