Henriette Ronner (1821 - 1909) Oil on panel painting of two young cats in an interior setting. Signed upper left. Sight Size: 12 x 8 in. Ronner's long and prolific career began with her first exhibition in Germany at the age of fifteen. By 1852, her work appeared regularly at the Paris salons and throughout England. By 1870, she was painting cats and kittens exclusively. Knip became a member of the Royal Society and Officer of the Order of Leopold in 1877. An album of her work was published in concurrence with the 1891 Berlin World's Fair. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, and many museums in Britain include her works in their collections.