Louis Wain Fact #66:
"Wain was well-acquainted with British royalty, often being commissioned to do drawings of the pets belonging to Duchesses (such as Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford), Princesses (such as Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein [her cat ""Nobat"" pictured]), and even the Queen Alexandria."
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"This dance began at two o'clock, and now it's half past four
The piper says he's weary but the Dancers ask for more!"
Watercolour and bodycolour 14 3/4 x 10 3/4
Illustrated 'Cats of many lands', published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.
Exhibited: The Brook St. Art Gallery as 'In the Heilons'