REVERSALS OF ROLE - A FAVOURITE VISUAL THEME is the reversal of the role of hunter and hunted.
see Jane and Ann Taylor, Signor Topsy-Turvey's magic Lantern, or the
World Turned Upside Down, Tabart 1810.
A SMALL SELECTION
FROM THE CHAPBOOKS (ANIMALS) The Ox as Butcher etc
Other variants include
Cat and Mouse
Angler and Fish
see also Goya's prints, of the Hunted Hunting
Monkey and Organ Grinder, Rodney DeSarro, ESQUIRE DATE UNKNOWN
Cornelis Anthoisz, a print of many possibilities
Cats and Mice, English Popular Print |