The Black Cat, for Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and the Imagination,” Chicago, 1895-96

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Title

The Black Cat, for Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and the Imagination,” Chicago, 1895-96

Subject

Cats
Illustration of books
Macabre
Poetry

Description

An illustration of the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Black Cat". It is the story of a violent alcoholic who tortures and kills his cat Pluto. Later on, the author is driven mad by visions of a cat that looks similar to Pluto, which haunts him.

Creator

Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent

Source

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/753519?ft=black+cat&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=32

Date

1895-1896

Contributor

Dorothy Stoligka

Relation

Illustration of The Black Cat

Format

Pen, brush and India ink over graphite
image/JPEG

Type

Image

Identifier

01TS_AubreyVincentBeardsleyworking