
The Cat's Lunch
Catalogue
- Year
- 1858
- Dimensions
- Image, incl. stray marks: 23.9 × 16.2 cm (9 7/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Plate: 25.9 × 17.8 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 51.9 × 34.6 cm (20 7/16 × 13 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Augustin Théodule Ribot
Artist

Printmaking
Augustin Théodule Ribot was a French painter of the 19th century known for his historical and religious compositions rendered in a dramatic realist style. Active during the mid-to-late 1800s, he specialized in large-scale narrative works that engaged with moments of human suffering and moral complexity. His technical command of chiaroscuro and figure arrangement positioned him within the academic tradition while maintaining a psychological intensity that distinguished his approach to historical subject matter.
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- Augustin Théodule Ribot
- Year
- 1858
- Dimensions
- Image, incl. stray marks: 23.9 × 16.2 cm (9 7/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Plate: 25.9 × 17.8 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 51.9 × 34.6 cm (20 7/16 × 13 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1858-084314
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified





