The Harlequin Spanish is a medium-sized cat breed with a muscular build and a short, smooth coat. The most striking feature of this breed is its colorful coat, which features a base color of white with patches of various colors, including orange, black, blue, and chocolate. The patches are typically irregularly shaped and randomly distributed across the body, giving the cat a playful and comical appearance.

Harlequin Spanish typically refers to one of two things: the Harlequin Iberica

Costumers in 19th-century ballet merged the Harlequin’s diamond bodice with the maja’s high-waisted skirt and low-cut blouse. The result was a sexpot figure: playful, dangerous, and unattainable. This character appears in ballet La Source (1866) and in numerous lithographs of the Parisian Folies Bergère .