CAT IN THE “GOTHIC” STYLE: Bespoke Greeting Card

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Louis Wain’s cat illustrations were very popular in Victorian England. As H. G. Wells put it, “He made the cat his own. He invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world.” Despite suffering severe mental health problems, Wain continued to draw for pleasure, with cats being at the forefront of his work.