A Happy Pair by Louis WainA feline bride and groom stand proudly having just got hitched
Twins by Louis WainA proud feline mother holds her two naughty twin kittens
Neofelis nebulosa diardi, clouded leopardFelis diardi. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)
A Cats Christmas Dance by Louis WainA large group of cats enjoying a Christmas dance. Wain was able to turn his hand to drawing a wide variety of animals prior to the fame he achieved with his feline creations
Mrs Tabithas Cat Academy Louis WainHumorous illustration by Louis Wain (1860-1939) showing a feline teacher instructing her kitten pupils
CAT PIANOVariations on a catatonic scale : the keys are linked to the cats tails, and when depressed the resulting miaows create a concatenation of feline counterpoint
Possession is nine points of the law by Louis WainIllustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat
Feline Bell-Ringers 1875These five cats have been taught - entirely by kindness - to ring bells in sequence, though whether they themselves enjoy the sound they make is open to question
A Cat and Dog Life by George StuddyBonzo finds that sharing life with the household cat bears out the old phrase - a cat-and-dog life. Bonzo, the cartoon canine creation of artist George Studdy in The Sketch
Say when - David DugginsIllustration showing a terrier puppy dispensing soda water and a drink, possibly whiskey to a choosy looking feline companion
Louis Wain Postcard - DiaboloA cat playing with a wooden Diabolo toy gets hit in the eye! Date: 1907
Two Cats and a butterflyTwo siamese cats watch a tortoiseshell butterfly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Prionailurus planiceps, flat-headed catFelis planiceps. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)
Panthera tigris, tigerFelis tigris. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. Illustrated with 43 hand-coloured lithographs from watercolour drawings by Joseph Wolf
Abyssinian cat on whicker chairAn Abyssinian cat sitting on a whicker chair. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Three Fluffy white kittensThree fluffy white kittens. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Louis Wain Postcard - The StudentA feline student heading off to a lecture at Uni-purrr-city. Date: 1908
Lynx sp. lynxStuffed specimen from the collection of the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Louis Wain Cat - It's a Long Way to TipperaryA patriotic feline, bedecked in the Union flag striding off to war singing It's a long way to Tipperary'. Date: circa 1916
The Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1920s
The Feline TargetThis sketch depicts a scene where a young male archer has taken Cupid's bow to fire an arrow at a young lady reclined on a grassy bank, however the arrow has struck a cat who stands on top of her
Design for Front Recreation HutA design for a decoration of a recreation hut at the Front, showing a predatory feline grappling with a pink, Galah cockatoo, with others flying around in a frenzy. Date: circa 1916
Vase with human figure of feline traits. Ceramic. Zapotec culture (Monte Alban III). Early and Middle Classic Period (100-700 AD). Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018
Mount Vesuvius erupting 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829
Lion, Lioness and Cubs, Panthera leo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Newton after an illustration by W. Berthoud from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth
The Lion Cubs in the Gardens of the Zoological SocietyThe Lion Cubs, Panthera leo, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth
Puss moth, Cerura vinula, male, female, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Phalaena vinula. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in
Jaguar or yaguarete, Panthera onca. From Felix de Azaras Voyages dans l Amerique Meridionale. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Raccolta
Caracal, Caracal caracal (Felis caracal). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842
Clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa (Felis macrocelis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Mothers and Babies, both human and feline
GERMAN CAT ON RAMPAGEANTI-GERMAN Germany, represented as a rampaging feline, runs wild amidst a barrage of shell fire Date: 1915
Kittens Playing with Leaf in the Snow Date: 1910
Prionailurus bengalensis, Leopard catWatercolour from John Reeves Collection; c.1820s Date: 1820
WE ALL NEED TO EAT 1820SWe all need to eat, whether young, old or feline... Date: late 1820s
Cat and kitten sit in the middle of an alleyway, CiutedellaA black cat and her kitten sit in the middle of an alleyway in an old quarter of Ciutedella, Menorca, Spain Date: 2008
Card of the International Anti-Vivisection League - Cat FurBelgian card produced for the International Anti-Vivisection League - An outcry on the use of Cat Fur for fashionable overcoat linings and the covering of motor parts
Wild Cat, 1850, by Rosa BonheurRosa Bonheur (1822-1899). French painter. Wild Cat, 1850. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Israel. Jerusalem. Lions Gate. Old City WallsIsrael. Jerusalem. Lions Gate. 1538-1539. North of the eastern side. Old City Walls
Adrienne Posta at the opening of the Tomcat boutique, 1966The opening of Irvine Sellers new boutique, Tomcat in Carnaby Street in 1966 attended by the singer Adrienne Posta who looks a little unsettled to find herself sharing a ride with another
Prionailurus bengalensis, Leopard catFishing cat (Felis viverrina), c.1820. Watercolour on paper, 547 x 440 mm. From the Hardwicke Drawings Collection - Artist unknown
Portrait of Louis Wain taken from an advertisement for Phosferine, a tonic medicine, featuring Louis Wain, the famous cat artist
White cat with ginger tail / face on stairsA pet cat sitting on the stairs. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Boy, Dog and CatMy turn now - a barefoot boy reluctantly shares his meal with his feline friend and canine chum
Suffragette Cat Will Have The voteAnother fierce and feisty feline sets out her objective - The Vote. I Will Have It. Taking no notice of the police notice banning political or other meetings, by order! Date: circa 1908
Ishtar Gate. 4th century BC. BabylonIshtar Gate. The eight gate of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in 575 BC by order to Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed in 1930. Detail. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Mice and Men by Winifred C. Honey, 1920s woman with catIllustration showing an elegant woman with cropped hair posing with a grey cat. The background shows silhouettes of men running from scurrying mice. Date: 1929
Naturally mummified Felis catus, catDried cat found during the demolishing of property on the Duke of Bedfords estate. May 1915. The cat is thought to be approximately 300 years old and had been buried in an air-tight brick-lined cavity
