{"id":10416,"date":"2022-12-28T10:09:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=10416"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:26:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T15:26:01","slug":"cats-in-art-a-diversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2022\/12\/28\/cats-in-art-a-diversion\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats in art – a diversion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Portraits of Eminent Scotch Characters\n1784\u20131819, Drawn and etched by John Kay. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Le chat, la balette et le petit lapin (The Cat, the Weasel, and the Rabbit) (1756). Martin Marvie (French, 1713 – 1813)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cat. ca. 1780. British, Staffordshire <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cat and Butterfly (1788). Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730-after 1788)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Concert Of Cats, Owls, A Magpie, And A Monkey In A Barn. Cornelis Saftleven (Dutch, 1607-1681)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Three Men With a Woman Holding A Cat. Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (Italian, 1538-1600)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Glaring Of Cats Making Music And Singing (circa 1700). Flemish School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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