To celebrate World Cat Day, an overview of the importance of cats in art & life throughout history
An artist's portrait from Portugal:
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A Meisje met kat (Girl with cat) from the Netherlands, 1800-1851
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Chat Sauvage & Chat Domestique, France
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The White Cat, a Drury Lane pantomime:
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"Hélène et son chat" , photograph taken by photographer Fernand Poidevin on the 18 May 1907
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