Walt Disney Studios | Animation cell of Delilah, Freddie's cat, circa 1991

Walt Disney Studios

Animation cell of Delilah, Freddie's tortoiseshell cat, circa 1991

coloured inks on acetate, recto pencil, and coloured pencil verso

Delilah was "the little princess" of Garden Lodge, according to Jim Hutton, and was even the subject of a song that appeared on Innuendo (1991). Freddie Mercury was besotted by his cats - before penning 'Delilah' he had dedicated his solo album Mr Bad Guy to his cats and cat lovers ("screw everybody else"). Mary Austin recalls this image as having been a gift from David Geffen. Queen also worked with Disney Studios in 1991 for animation used in the video for 'These Are The Days of Our Lives'.

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