Timeline


The following timeline provides a fascinating journey through the history of cats, presenting cat-related works in chronological order, from the earliest to the most recent.

Fighting cat-like figures

C. 10,000 BC

Title: Fighting cat-like figures

Sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose's Cat

ca. 1391-1353 BC

Title: Sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose's Cat

Amulet depicting a cat

1076–332 BC

Title: Amulet depicting a cat

Cat-headed goddess Bastet

900 BC - 600 BC

Title: Cat-headed goddess Bastet

Mantle

200 BC – AD 100

Title: Mantle

Cat with a quail

1st century BCE

Title: Cat with a quail

Bestiary

Late 14th century

Title: Bestiary

Study for the Madonna of the Cat

c. 1478–1481

Title: Study for the Madonna of the Cat

Cats Enjoying the Evening Cool

18th century

Title: Cats Enjoying the Evening Cool

Nightlight in the form of a cat

1760 - 1770

Title: Nightlight in the form of a cat

Nekomata

1847

Title: Nekomata

The Cat

1850s

Title: The Cat

Shashthi

ca. 1885

Title: Shashthi

Collection of Russian Lubki

18th–19th century

Title: Collection of Russian Lubki

Tournée du Chat Noir

c. 1896

Title: Tournée du Chat Noir

The Black Cat

1909

Title: The Black Cat

Cat from a Ball Toss Game

c. 1920

Title: Cat from a Ball Toss Game

25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy

1954

Title: 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy

Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood

1961

Title: Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood