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A set of fifty beguiling, funny, and artistic feline postcards selected from the incomparable collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Bringing together fifty of the V&A's most adorable, stylish, and charming cats, this boxed postcard set features a wide range of art styles, from the Edwardian eccentricity of Louis William Wain to the whimsy of early Victorian Christmas cards, and from the fish-stealing strays of sixteenth-century genre painting to the sophisticated felines of 1920s Paris. Included are artists from all over the world using many different mediums, including: A tantalizing photograph by A.W. Turner from the 1860s The famous Tournée du Chat Noir lithograph poster from 1896 A unique Chinese painting of a cat waiting in ambush by Ji Biao from 1819 A charming domestic scene in woodcut by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro from 1919 A playful watercolor by an unknown, likely Mughal, artist from 1740 Pencil sketch studies by Helen Allingham from the early 20th century And many more. A beautiful collection to give, receive, or use for correspondence or décor, Cats of the V&A offers a cat-themed piece of art for every mood and occasion. FINE ART POSTCARDS: Funny, beguiling, and enigmatic cats grace 50 postcards of favorite felines from London's renowned Victoria and Albert Museum. DIVERSE COLLECTION: Boxed set includes artists from the 17th to 20th centuries and a range of nationalities, including French, American, British, Italian, Chinese, Indian, Mughal, Japanese, and more. RANGE OF MEDIUMS: Reflecting the incredible breadth of work housed by the V&A, the artwork reproduced here includes a wide range of mediums, including photography, pencil illustration, woodblock prints, lithography, watercolor, poster art, and much more. REMARKABLE MUSEUM: The history of the V&A is a story like no other. From its early beginnings as a Museum of Manufactures in 1852 to the foundation stone laid by Queen Victoria in 1899 to today's state-of-the-art galleries, the museum has constantly evolved in its collecting and public interpretation of art and design. Its collections span over 5,000 years of human creativity in virtually every medium. PERFECT FOR: This gorgeous keepsake package is great for cat lovers, art enthusiasts, stationery collectors, and devotees of the V&A.

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The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity. Their mission is to champion design and creativity in all forms, advance cultural knowledge, and inspire makers, creators and innovators everywhere.

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