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Berúthiel, The Queen with the magical cats

The most famous cats in the histories of Tolkien's Middle-earth were the cats of Queen Berúthiel, nine black and one white, belonging to the Queen of King Tarannon of Gondor. 
The dark and mournful Queen to Tarannon Falastur, the twelfth King of Gondor. She owned ten marvellous and magical cats, that she set to spy on the doings of the people of Gondor. Her scheming was her undoing, though, since her husband set her adrift on the Great Sea, with only her cats for company. She sailed into the far south and was never heard of again, but she and her mysterious cats lived on in legend for millennia. 

(Note that these details come from an unpublished manuscript quoted by Christopher Tolkien in Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, and so their canonicity is not certain.) 

Thanks to: tolkienonline.com

Paintings of famous cats and others:

It took some time to gather these paintings. While creating this page my thoughts went to the artists who I really wish to thank for donating their art to cats, presenting us with these lovely images and sharing their feelings with us. Thanks indeed to the cats, too: they are able to wake up our inner feelings! Maybe you will find your own cat among them...

Con il tempo ho raccolto queste opere. Nel creare questa pagina il mio pensiero è andato agli autori che tanto ringrazio per avere donato la loro arte ai gatti ed averci regalato queste belle immagini, e per avere diviso con noi i loro sentimenti che traspaiono dalle tele. Ringrazio altresì i gatti che - vere muse ispiratrici - stuzzicano i nostri sentimenti nel profondo. Chissà che non riconosciate anche il vostro micio tra quelli che seguono...

Booted Cat
by Adrienne Segur

Kiptheen Enchanted Cat
by Adrienne Segur

Queen Cat
by Adrienne Segur

Gatto con Gli Stivali

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Booted Cat
by Gustave Doré

Booted Cat
by Gustave Doré

Booted Cat
by Gustave Doré

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Booted Cat
by Maxfiel Parrish

Tale of Tom Kitten
Beatrix Potter

Chesire Cat
Joe McHugh 

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Bathroom Cats I
A. Langston

Bathroom Cats II
A. Langston

Bathroom Cats III
A. Langston

Bathroom Cats IV
A. Langston
Bathroom Cats V
A. Langston
Bathroom Cats VI
A. Langston

Bathroom Cats VIII
A. Langston

Sole Mio
Almeida Esteves

Love Kittie
Bernardette Mood

Untitled
Andy Warhol

Untitled
Andy Warhol

The Confrontation
Carl Kahler

Kittens,1893
Charles Van Den Eycken

Cat & Fiddle
Cheryl Piperberg

Three Mouskateers
indy Sampson

Gatto
Curti

Cat Nap
David  Mc Enery

Cat Nap II
David  Mc Enery

Alex
David  Brown
Hey Diddle Diddle
David Brown
Lola
David Brown
The Owl And The Pussycat
Donna Derstine
Pussy Willow
Eileen Smithson
Woman With a Cat
Fernand Leger 

Donna con Gatto
Fernando Botero

Scultura di
Fernando Botero

Gato
Fernando Botero

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Siamese And Sunflowers
Gemma Cotsen 
One Cat
Govinder
Three Cats
Govinder
Cat
Han Han Ming 
Pets at Play
Julia Hulme 
Sweet Dreams
Laura Hills

Belly Bone Fish
Lisa Grubb 

Chili Cat
Lynn Cox

A Tabby Cat 
Maggie Zander

Cat & Spider
Makoto
Le Chat Curieux
Martin Wiscombe
Le Chat Noir
Martin Wiscombe

Teddy In A Boat
Mary  Mackey

Arabia 
Nancy Coffelt

Chianti Cats 
Nancy Coffelt

Chat Saisissant Un Oiseau 
Pablo Picasso
Guatemala
Nancy Coffelt
Roasted Garlic
Nancy Coffelt

The Spanish Cat
Paul Stagg

Temptation I
Pedersen 

Chloe The Cat
Rachel Deacon 

My Cat
Romagnoli
Happy Cat and Snob DogRomero Britto  Micio & Micia
Rosina Wechtmeister

Landy
Ron Burns 

Squirt
Ron Burns 

Tiger
Ron Burns 

Cats At Sunset
Valorie Wenk 
Jean Paul The Sailor Cat
Sophie Fatus 

Cat On A Yellow Pillow
Franz Marc 

An Orange Cat
Susan Powers 

Calico Cat
Susan Powers 

House Cat
Susan Powers 

Hugtime
Tatutina 

Playtime
Tatutina

Cats At Sunset
Valorie Wenk 

Les Chats
Theophile Steinlen 

Nestle's Milk
Theophile Steinlen 
A La Bodiniere
Theophile Steinlen 

Clinique Cheron
Theophile Steinlen 
Compagnie Francaise Des Chocolat
Theophile Steinlen 
Tournee Du Chat Noir
Theophile Steinlen 
Cat In Hot Tin Tub
Warren Kimble
Cliff
Warren Kimble
Fat Cat
Warren Kimble

White Persian Cat
Warren Kimble


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