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Historical Cats

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Dating frm #ancientEgypt's Dynasty 22 or Saite period, this fine object is considered a mask from a cat mummy coffin Hoarding, Relic, Partial, Mummy, Coffin, Piggy Bank, Egypt, Feeding, Period
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Dating frm #ancientEgypt's Dynasty 22 or Saite period, this fine object is considered a mask from a cat mummy coffin
Bast, a cheerfully relaxed cat from last dynasty #Egypt made from Lapis Lazuli mined in #Afghanistan Cats In Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptian Statues, Ancient Egypt History, Egyptian Cats, Egyptian Artifacts, Egypt Art, Bastet, Animal Sculptures, Ancient Civilizations
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Bast, a cheerfully relaxed cat from last dynasty #Egypt made from Lapis Lazuli mined in #Afghanistan
Peter Richard Hoare (1772-1849) or Henry Merrik Hoare (1770-1852) as a Child with a Cat 730776 | National Trust Collections Artist Painting, Portrait Painting, Family Picture Frames, Portrait Gallery, Vintage Cat, Children And Family, Vintage Children, Cat Art, Family Portraits
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Peter Richard Hoare (1772-1849) or Henry Merrik Hoare (1770-1852) as a Child with a Cat 730776 | National Trust Collections
2 Cats on a kelim, Elizabeth V Blackadder, 1978 BrightonMuseums Illustrations, Illustration Art, Blackadder, Cat Allergies, Cat Whiskers, Great Cat, Cat Artwork, Cat Boarding, Art Uk
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#georgianjanuary #day11 is #green so here is this young girl wearing a green short gown and holding a #blackcat Details: Philippe Mercier - A Girl Holding a Cat, c. 1750 #PhilippeMercier #18thcentury #queenieandkiplingsavetheday #britishart @dames_a_la_mode Illustrations Harry Potter, She And Her Cat, Black Cat Art, Black Cats, White Kittens, Art Antique, Cat People, Old Paintings
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#georgianjanuary #day11 is #green so here is this young girl wearing a green short gown and holding a #blackcat Details: Philippe Mercier - A Girl Holding a Cat, c. 1750 #PhilippeMercier #18thcentury #queenieandkiplingsavetheday #britishart @dames_a_la_mode
When this turned up in my feed this morning, I laughed out loud. Because swaddling a cat is such a good idea (even though the cat here looks pretty happy, like a feline Yoda.) "Miss Sukey and her Nursery" by William Humphrey 1772, @britishmuseum .... #Repost from @queenieandkipling with @repostapp ・・・ #misssuky #nursery #britishmuseum #2010-7081-3811 #queenieandkiplingsavetheday #day4 challenge for @dames_a_la_mode #georgianjanuary is #18thcenturyfashion and #weloveit when #catswearclothes#da... 18th Century Clothing, 18th Century Fashion, Rococo, Renaissance Era, Cat Feeding, Dame, Cat Painting, British Museum
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When this turned up in my feed this morning, I laughed out loud. Because swaddling a cat is such a good idea (even though the cat here looks pretty happy, like a feline Yoda.) "Miss Sukey and her Nursery" by William Humphrey 1772, @britishmuseum .... #Repost from @queenieandkipling with @repostapp ・・・ #misssuky #nursery #britishmuseum #2010-7081-3811 #queenieandkiplingsavetheday #day4 challenge for @dames_a_la_mode #georgianjanuary is #18thcenturyfashion and #weloveit when #catswearclothes#da...
#georgianjanuary #day7 challenge hosted by @dames_a_la_mode is: #friendship and #queenieandkiplingsavetheday know that a #rescuecat makes the #bestkindoffriends so #cheers to #paulsandby for #drawing this lovely little #sketch currently in the @britishmuseum (1804-0819-193) #18thcentury Life Drawing, Painting & Drawing, Woodcut, Lithograph, 18th Century Costume, Paintings & Prints, Cat Paintings, Portrait Paintings
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#georgianjanuary #day7 challenge hosted by @dames_a_la_mode is: #friendship and #queenieandkiplingsavetheday know that a #rescuecat makes the #bestkindoffriends so #cheers to #paulsandby for #drawing this lovely little #sketch currently in the @britishmuseum (1804-0819-193) #18thcentury
Golden kitten, 'Hours of Joanna the Mad', Bruges 1486-1506 (BL, Add 18852, fol. 412r) Medieval Life, Medieval Art, Everything Is Illuminated, Illustrated Manuscript, Medieval Paintings, Ancient Books, Book Of Hours, Medieval Manuscript, Illuminated Letters
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Golden kitten, 'Hours of Joanna the Mad', Bruges 1486-1506 (BL, Add 18852, fol. 412r)
Ever-vigilant sailor of HMCS Iroquois prepares for battle, 1944. [Photo: Tom Ingham] Crazy Cat Lady, Crazy Cats, Inappropriate Cat, Military Working Dogs, Military Dogs, Royal Canadian Navy, Anatole France, Man Of War, Navy Sailor
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Ever-vigilant sailor of HMCS Iroquois prepares for battle, 1944. [Photo: Tom Ingham]
Stretching out #nationalcatday into #nationalcatweekend (or as my husband said, every day is cat day in our house) - A bright-eyed little black cat, perfectly happy to be held. When this painting was engraved as a print, it was given the title "Love me, love my cat." Which seems quite appropriate. "A Girl Holding a Cat" by Philippe Mercier, c1750 @natgalleriessco #natgalleriessco #philippemercier #1750s #girlwithacat #instacat #catsofinstagram #blackcat #luckyblackcat #18thcentury #18thcentur...
Stretching out #nationalcatday into #nationalcatweekend (or as my husband said, every day is cat day in our house) - A bright-eyed little black cat, perfectly happy to be held. When this painting was engraved as a print, it was given the title "Love me, love my cat." Which seems quite appropriate. "A Girl Holding a Cat" by Philippe Mercier, c1750 @natgalleriessco #natgalleriessco #philippemercier #1750s #girlwithacat #instacat #catsofinstagram #blackcat #luckyblackcat #18thcentury #18thcentur...
Another for #nationalcatday #nationalcatweekend: "Portrait of a Lady Holding a Cat" by Ambrosius Benson, c1540-1550, private collection #renaissancecat #portrait #portraitofalaydwithacat #portraitofalady #fashionhistory #costumehistory #instacat #catsofinstagram #tabbycat #16thcentury#16thcenturycat #catsinart #historyofart #arthistory #heartart #heartcat Renaissance Portraits, Renaissance Art, Renaissance Clothing, Dark Costumes, 16th Century Fashion, 17th Century
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Another for #nationalcatday #nationalcatweekend: "Portrait of a Lady Holding a Cat" by Ambrosius Benson, c1540-1550, private collection #renaissancecat #portrait #portraitofalaydwithacat #portraitofalady #fashionhistory #costumehistory #instacat #catsofinstagram #tabbycat #16thcentury#16thcenturycat #catsinart #historyofart #arthistory #heartart #heartcat
For #nationalcatday and #nationalcatweekend Uh-oh - here's a little cat who's much more interested in the bird in the cage than in posing for a portrait. #Detail, "Portrait of the Artist and his Wife" by Giuseppe Baldrighi, c1760, Galleria nazionale de Parma. #badcat #portrait #portraitofalaydwithacat #portraitofalady #fashionhistory #costumehistory #instacat #catsofinstagram #tabbycat #18thcentury#18thcenturycat #catsinart #historyofart #arthistory #heartart #heartcat National Cat Day, Red Wolf, Tabby Cat, Kitty Cats, Bad Cats, Small Cat, Male Art, Heart Art, Fashion Styles
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For #nationalcatday and #nationalcatweekend Uh-oh - here's a little cat who's much more interested in the bird in the cage than in posing for a portrait. #Detail, "Portrait of the Artist and his Wife" by Giuseppe Baldrighi, c1760, Galleria nazionale de Parma. #badcat #portrait #portraitofalaydwithacat #portraitofalady #fashionhistory #costumehistory #instacat #catsofinstagram #tabbycat #18thcentury#18thcenturycat #catsinart #historyofart #arthistory #heartart #heartcat
For #nationalcatday and #nationalcatweekend - A large, solemn white cat who is clearly this lady's pride and joy. "Portrait of a Lady with a White Cat", anonymous, 19thc. Private collection. #portraitofalady #portraitofacat #portrait #ladywithacat #instacat #catsofinstagram #whitecat #19thcentury#19thcenturycat #catsinart #historyofart#arthistory #heartart #heartcat Vintage Portraits, Cat Portraits, Vintage Artwork, 19th Century Portraits, White Cats, Fashion Painting
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For #nationalcatday and #nationalcatweekend - A large, solemn white cat who is clearly this lady's pride and joy. "Portrait of a Lady with a White Cat", anonymous, 19thc. Private collection. #portraitofalady #portraitofacat #portrait #ladywithacat #instacat #catsofinstagram #whitecat #19thcentury#19thcenturycat #catsinart #historyofart#arthistory #heartart #heartcat
One more for #nationalcatday and #nationalcatweekend - and another much-adored tabby. "Woman with a Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1875, @ngadc #ngadc #renoir #portraitofawoman #impressionism #impressionists #frenchart #frenchartists #portraitofalady #portraitofacat #portrait #ladywithacat #instacat #catsofinstagram #tabby #tabbycat #19thcentury #19thcenturycat #catsinart #historyofart #arthistory #heartart#heartcat Pierre Auguste Renoir, National Gallery Of Art, Art Gallery, Painting Gallery, Renoir Art, Renoir Paintings, August Renoir, French Impressionist Painters
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One more for #nationalcatday and #nationalcatweekend - and another much-adored tabby. "Woman with a Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1875, @ngadc #ngadc #renoir #portraitofawoman #impressionism #impressionists #frenchart #frenchartists #portraitofalady #portraitofacat #portrait #ladywithacat #instacat #catsofinstagram #tabby #tabbycat #19thcentury #19thcenturycat #catsinart #historyofart #arthistory #heartart#heartcat
The Cats Lunch by Marguerite Geraed ( 1761-1831) Homemade Cat Food, Animal Gato, International Cat Day, Art Français, A4 Poster, Doja Cat
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Yamamoto Shōun's "Young Girl with Cat"—a late 19th- early 20th-century Japanese print LACMA Japanese Paper Art, Japanese Prints, Japanese Animals, Art Asiatique, Lacma, American Poets, Pretty Cats, Pretty Kitty
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Spot the cat 'helping' with the thread. Relief panel on Leek College, Staffordshire, c.1900. Feline, Artistry, Magnificent, Paneling, Cats, Beading, Thread, College, Embroidery
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Spot the cat 'helping' with the thread. Relief panel on Leek College, Staffordshire, c.1900.
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"We're all mad" poster, Joseph McHugh, California, 1967. #InternationalCatDay Alice Liddell, John Tenniel, Lewis Carroll, Dallas Museums, Dallas Museum Of Art, Mary Blair, Iris Van Herpen, Tim Walker, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland
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"We're all mad" poster, Joseph McHugh, California, 1967. #InternationalCatDay
Vouloir ignorer la #JourneeDuChat, et retrouver dans ses archives cette très drôle Une de La Vie parisienne, 1923! Art Vintage, Poster Vintage, French Vintage, Vintage Clocks, Funny Vintage, Vintage Prints, Pin Up Retro, Art Et Illustration, Cat Illustrations
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Vouloir ignorer la #JourneeDuChat, et retrouver dans ses archives cette très drôle Une de La Vie parisienne, 1923!
A roof tile with paw prints made by a Roman cat, from the villa-palace at Greetwell, Lincoln : Historical Landmarks, Ancient Rome, Print Making, Medieval, Paw Prints, History, Nonsense, Lincoln
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Spotted in the Louvre. Otto van Veen, 1584. Art Walk, Cat Pics, Animal Pictures, Renaissance, Louvre, Creatures
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Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, "Cat Sitting with a Kitten," 18th century. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, R4089. Linocut, Cat Drawing, Line Drawing, Large Animals, Cute Animals, Stippling Art, Harvard Art Museum
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Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, "Cat Sitting with a Kitten," 18th century. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, R4089.
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Cornelis Visscher, "The Large Cat," 17th century. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, S10.23.1.