Die Katzen und der Hausherr
This 1858 German picture sheet, Die Katzen und der Hausherr, by Eduard Ille, was issued in Munich as a children's illustrated story in three panels with German verse captions below each scene. The pictures show cats acting out the old fable of a household master who lures them away from mischief, with a bed chamber, a crowded table, and a cat-filled room. A designer could take from them the lively crowd staging, the rhythm of three stacked panels, and the wry humour of animals mimicking human behaviour.
