Fotoreproductie van een schilderij van een kat op een hek door Charles Verlat before 1863

This photo reproduction, made before 1863, depicts a cat perched on a fence, reaching for leaves of a vine overhead. Edmond Fierlants, a Belgian photographer born in 1819 and died in 1869, captured the detail of the feline’s fur and the texture of the wooden fence in this black and white photo. The image, originally a painting by Charles Verlat, exemplifies a popular theme of animal portraits in 19th-century art. Fierlants’ use of a photoreproduction technique allows for the detailed and realistic representation of the original artwork.