"The bed in this painting belonged to Marie Antoinette and was originally housed in the palace at Versailles. Here, it serves as an ample setting for the portrait of a luxuriating longhaired cat. A canopy looms ten feet overhead, dressed with opulent cascading silk passementerie and topped with abundant ostrich feathers, dwarfing the feline poseur. This small creature serves as a surrogate for its human owners, an absurd, entitled companion."
— Michael Caines
