[Of How Don Quixote was Scratched by Cats] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Of How Don Quixote was Scratched by Cats]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: Five cats, released from a bag, find their way into Quixote's room and scramble about. The knight-errant slashes wildly with his sword in his right hand thinking the cats to be invading necromancers; in his left hand Quixote holds a lighted candle, knocking over a table in assault. One cat attaches itself to his nose and scratches his face. On the right, a cat jumps out the window where a hanging row of bells jingle. Next to the window, Quixote's shield hangs askew.
Image Creator: George Cruickshank (Illustrator); Unknown (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:25728
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1837 Jones
Image: mta_25728_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Violence; Fiction; Cats; Fiction; Weapons; History; Literature; Candles; Equipment and supplies