Wain Collection

Mrs Tabithas Cat Academy Louis Wain
Humorous illustration by Louis Wain (1860-1939) showing a feline teacher instructing her kitten pupils

A Cats Christmas Dance by Louis Wain
A large group of cats enjoying a Christmas dance. Wain was able to turn his hand to drawing a wide variety of animals prior to the fame he achieved with his feline creations

A Happy Pair by Louis Wain
A feline bride and groom stand proudly having just got hitched

Peter the Cat by Louis Wain
Peter the Cat - Mr Louis Wain at Home. 1897

Louis Wain cat
Let me think now. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1904

Twins by Louis Wain
A proud feline mother holds her two naughty twin kittens

Louis Wain - A Christmas catastrophe : please, sir, the rat entree has escaped and eaten the turkey, cats eating and drinking Date: circa 1906

Cats in a dog cart - Louis Wain
Expect Us. A group of cats go for a spin in a cart pulled by two slightly disgruntled dogs! A fun postcard design by Louis Wain, the master of the anthromophisation of cats. Date: 1905

The Tabby Toboggan Club / Louis Wain
A huge number of tabby cats go mad sledging in the winter snow

Louis Wain - flute player and mouse. circa 1900s

L Wain. This is the way we wash our face
This is the Way We Wash Our Face. Artist: Louis Wain. A group of cats washing their faces Date: 1904

The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885, by Peder Severin
Peder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909). Danish painter. The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Louis Wain - Turkish Bath
Louis Wain - two cats in a Turkish Bath. circa 1900s

Advertising card for Thoms Castile Soap of Manchester
Advertising card by Louis Wain for the Gold Medal-winning Thoms Castile Soap - the Best in the World - manufactured by David Thom & Co. Ltd. of Pendleton, Manchester

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - with two kittens. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - front cover. circa 1910s

Cats enjoying a party on a Christmas card
A family of cats enjoying a party on a Christmas card, by Louis Wain. Date: circa 1900s

The Approach by Louis Wain
Humorous colour illustration by Louis Wain, the famous cat artist, showing a group of appropriately attired cats on a golf course

Christmas Crackers 1907
Tom Smith Christmas crackers Louis Wains Cats 1907 Date: 1907

Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain
Illustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat

Suffragette Votes for Women Christmas Card. Tabby cat with a feather in its hat, ribbon badge and satchel, holds a Vote for Women scroll

Three Little Kittens Are Washing Their Mittens. Artist: Louis Wain. Traditional nursery rhyme Date: circa 1905

Dorset Hay Wain
A farmer leading a horse-drawn hay cart (or hay wain) in a country lane in Dorset, England. Date: early 1940s

Disturbed - the Brown Owl by Louis Wain
Study of brown owls by Louis Wain

Puss in Boots -- walking along a country lane. 19th century

Three Little Kittens
The Three Little Kittens are washing their mittens. 19th century

Puss at the Play - Tragedy and Comedy
A group of cats in a box at the theatre. Wains rendering of cats in human situations and poses gained him widespread popularity around the turn of the 20th century

Cat as a Judge / Wain
A cat dressed as a judge

Black Cat Night Prowl by Louis Wain Date: 1914

Anthropomorphic Humour
The Cats Academy series. The Cats at home at mealtime. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1903

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - playing the piano. circa 1910s

Louis Wain Postcard - Diabolo
A cat playing with a wooden Diabolo toy gets hit in the eye! Date: 1907

Our Cats: a domestic history by Louis Wain
A study of domestic cats, including visit to a cat show by Louis Wain. Date: 1884

Pussys nightmare by Louis Wain
Part of a series of sketches by Louis Wain showing an innocent-looking cat with a collar, eventually catching a mouse with its claws

Two cats by Louis Wain on a romantic postcard -- He loves me! He loves me not! He loves me! Date: circa 1900s

Dressing doll. Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

A new dog-fancy: the Basset Hounds by Louis Wain
Engraving by Louis Wain showing four naughty basset hounds teasing two scared black and white cats. A fifth basset hound enters the room looking coy but unrepentant with a whip in its mouth

Highland Scottish cat playing the bagpipes by Louis Wain Date: 1903

Dancing Night Cats by Louis Wain Date: 1914

Willy Lotts Cottage - Flatford, East Bergholt, Suffolk. The cottage features in John Constables painting, The Hay Wain. Date: circa 1910s

Louis Wain Postcard - The Student
A feline student heading off to a lecture at Uni-purrr-city. Date: 1908

Wheelbarrow Race. Artist: Louis Wain. A group of cats enjoy this popular pastime in the garden Date: 1904

Such Luck! Black Cat by Louis Wain. 1930

Louis Wains house at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent - Mr Louis Wain at Home. 1897

Louis Wain, famous cat artist
Mr Louis Wain at Home - famous cat artist. 1897

The Cats Half Holiday by Louis Wain

Two cats by Louis Wain on a French postcard
Two cats by Louis Wain on a romantic French postcard -- Beaucoup. Date: circa 1900s

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