To celebrate World Cat Day, an overview of the importance of cats in art & life throughout history
An artist’s portrait from Portugal:
Gato (1931), by Ruben Garcia. Centro Português de Fotografia. Link to Finding Aid: http://www.archivesportaleurope.net/ead-display/-/ead/pl/aicode/PT-00000000447/type/fa/id/PT_SLASH_CPF_SLASH_RUB/unitid/PT_SLASH_CPF_SLASH_RUB_SLASH_0012_SLASH_000008/search/0/gato
A Meisje met kat (Girl with cat) from the Netherlands, 1800-1851
Meisje met kat, 1800-1851, Gelders Archief. Link to Finding Aid: http://www.archivesportaleurope.net/ead-display/-/ead/pl/aicode/NL-AhGldA/type/fa/id/2039/unitid/2039+-+2234/search/0/kat
Chat Sauvage & Chat Domestique, France
The White Cat, a Drury Lane pantomime:
“Hélène et son chat” , photograph taken by photographer Fernand Poidevin on the 18 May 1907
Hélène et son chat (1907), Archives départementales de la Somme. Link to Finding AId: http://www.archivesportaleurope.net/ead-display/-/ead/pl/aicode/FR-FRAD080/type/fa/id/FRAD080_29FI/unitid/29FI620/search/0/cat+gatt_ASTERISK_+chat+macska+kat_ASTERISK_+%CE%B3%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B1+gat_ASTERISK_
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