Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɑ̃ːriˈjɛtə ˈrɔnər ˈknɪp]; 31 May 1821 – 28 February 1909) was a Dutch-Belgian artist chiefly in the Romantic style who is best known for her animal paintings; especially cats.
After he became totally blind in 1832, the family continued to move about, staying for a short time in The Hague, then Beek and 's-Hertogenbosch before settling in Berlicum in 1840.
[1] After Leeuwen's death, she moved to Amsterdam where she painted farms, animals and forests from nature; first in watercolor, then in oils.
[1] Ronner-Knip exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
After observing them in her studio, she would make paper sculptures in the desired poses and set them together with props, such as furniture and fabrics.