The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

November 25, 2019

November 25, 1824

Charles Verlat, (November 25, 1824 to October 23, 1890), was part of the first real cat craze as we see from this picture of his below, which was in addition to his paintings of lions. His career parallels that of his fellow Belgian, Henriette Ronner-Knip in timeline and also subject matter. This painting would be hard to distinguish from Ronner-Knip's work.

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