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Lear was convinced that he was much older and had the age of 31 years engraved on Foss' headstone. Some of Lear's pre-1872 drawings depict a cat very similar to Foss with a stumpy tail, tabby markings, and a portly appearance, and it is possible that Lear, knowingly or otherwise, conflated his imagined cat with the real Foss.
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Foss was a key companion in Lear's later years, at a time when Lear was battling depression and loneliness. Foss died at Lear's Villa
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