1811
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Rural Sports. Cat in a Bowl. No.1 is a 1811 ink by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This scene shows a chaotic game where a cat is chased across a shallow stream. People in bright, old-fashioned clothes are running, laughing, and waving sticks. Some are sprawled in the water, while others watch from the bank. A big tree and a small house sit in the background, and a dog barks nearby. The title at the bottom says "Cat in a Bowl," but the cat is clearly in the water. This was a real (if odd) sport in the 1800s, where people tried to knock a cat into a bowl. Want to know more? Try looking up etching.
Thomas Rowlandson (; 13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation.
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