Caturday felid trifecta: First portrait of an individual cat; Japanese cat train and station meowster; cat interviewed about its annoying behaviors

Caturday felid trifecta: First portrait of an individual cat; Japanese cat train and station meowster; cat interviewed about its annoying behaviors

We have three—count them, three—items today.  The first is the first known portrait of an individual cat, that is, a cat who is known to have existed as a pet and with a name: From Strange Company, tumblr:  Giovanni Reder, Portrait of the cat Armellino, 1750. Oil on canvas. The first known painting of an individual cat. The italian poetess Alessandra Forteguerra commissioned the artwork of her beloved tom cat. Museo di Roma. The Mister Tristan s…