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Title: The Cat and the Cock
Subject: Cock; Cat
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Chicago; United States; Ancient Greece
Description: A large tabby cat with stripes in its fur is standing on top of a cock. Its two front paws holding the cock down. The cock is looking up at the cat, frightened. The cat seems to be slightly drooling, so he probably intends to eat the cock.
Image Creator: John Greenaway (Engraver); Rev. Geo. Fyler Townsend (Translator)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:26840
Language: eng
Source Name: Three hundred and fifty Aesop's fables
Parent Collection: 1882 Chicago
Image: mta_26840_OBJ.jpg