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Mr. Louis Wain Gets the Election Fever

Name: Mr. Louis Wain Gets the Election Fever
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01824

Louis Wain, 1900

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Wain's cats catch the 1900 general election — hustings, rosettes, heckling and all. Drawn during the actual Khaki election, proof his cats reported the news on deadline.

Maker: Louis Wain
Date: 1900
Medium of the original: Periodical illustration
Original held by: The Sketch, 17 October 1900
Credit: The Sketch, 17 October 1900 · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01824

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8 x 10 in	111 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
8 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop
11 x 14 in	79 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 16 in	69 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop
16 x 20 in	55 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop
18 x 24 in	46 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop
24 x 30 in	37 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop
30 x 40 in	27 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 48 in	23 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 60 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop