Puss in Boots, an entertaining School-Piece: by Young Slyboots [School piece or Penmanship sheet]
November 13, 1802
![Puss in Boots, an entertaining School-Piece: by Young Slyboots [School piece or Penmanship sheet] by Laurie & Whittle](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/puss-in-boots-an-entertaining-school-piece-by-888335.webp)
Medium
Etching and engraving; late impression
Dimensions
Plate: 17 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (43.5 × 35 cm) Sheet (trimmed to plate at right): 17 13/16 × 14 1/16 in. (45.2 × 35.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
Accession Number
64.501.22
Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical world of early 19th-century education *Puss in Boots, entertaining School-Piece: Young Slyboots*, charming penmanship sheet produced by the London printmakers Laurie & Whittle on November 13 1802. This and engraving captures the clever feline hero from Charles Perrault beloved fairy tale, rendered in elaborate, flowing script ideal for young students to copy. As a "late impression," it reflects the durability of the copper plate, allowing widespread distribution long after its creation. School pieces like this were staples in British classrooms, blending moral tales wi...