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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The Eight 'Kaleidoscope' pictures on loan from the Bethlem Royal Hospital, catalogued by Patricia Allderidge.
General note: These pictures have been shown together in one amount for many years and were presumably arranged like this by Dr Maclay. Although it is known that he found 'some' pictures by Louis Wain in a shop in Camden Hill it is not certain how many of these were included, and nothing is known of their origin or when any of them were painted. The order in which they are seen here is entirely artificial.
102. CAT PATTERN WITH SAUCER EYES
Coloured pencils on paper
9" x 6 7/8"