A pair of rats with a thousand of their offspring, advertising control of rats. Colour lithograph after K. Engholm, 194-.

  • Engholm, Kaj.
Date:
[between 1940 and 1949?]
Reference:
667011i
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About this work

Description

The mother rat is distinguished from the father by the fact that she carries a handbag

Publication/Creation

[Denmark] : Statens Annonce- & Reklame Kontor, [between 1940 and 1949?] (Kbh [København] : Permild & Rosengreen)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 84.5 x 62 cm

Lettering

Pas på 2 bli'r 1000 på eet år. Henvend dem derfor straks til kommunalbestyrelsen, hvis de ser rotter på deres ejendom. Engholm. "Property" (ejendom) here means any house with land: a detached house with a garden all round it, or a small farm

Creator/production credits

Designer: Johan Peter Kai "Kaj" Harald Engholm (1906-1988)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 667011i

Type/Technique

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