1878 – Wally’s Foundling

“Wally’s Foundling – by Harrison Weir” is a full page book plate image, taken from the “Chatterbox Album of Animals”, published by W.W.Gardner, circa 1878. The short anecdote accompanying the illustration, reads as follows: “This is a picture of ‘Wally’ and his foundling. Wally (short for Wallace) was not generally a friend to cats, but one day he found a poor little pussy lost in the snow, and carried her home, and made a great pet of her ever after. That is why she is called ‘Wally’s Foundling’.”

Note: In this publication, there is a second image of Wally’s foundling, which has been printed in colour, and used as a frontispiece, opposite the Title page. This image has also been made available as a print.

Prints currently available in A4, A3 and A2 sizing options.