Wilson Hepple (1854-1937, British) was a Victorian painter who primarily painted cats, kittens and horses. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he studied at the Newcastle School of Art, but was mainly self-taught. He became known as the ‘Cat Man’ because of his many paintings of cats and kittens, and must have been an avid cat lover and observer since he was able to capture the animals as they went about their cat business creating mischief, playing and just posing. His paintings are reminiscent of other 19th century painters such as Henriette Ronner-Knip, Eugene Lambert, Julius Adam, Carl Reichert, Charles Van den Eycken and Rosa Bebbs among others. His son, J. W. Hepple also became a painter, concentrating on animals and genre compositions. Both are buried in Acklington churchyard. Hepple’s paintings are readily available on auction sites even today.
A Tabby Cat with a Kitten
Cat and the Paint
Cat on a Chair
Cozy Family
Curiosity
Expectation
Favorite Chair
Forget Me Not
Grey Kitten Posing
Kitten and Watch
Kitten beside a Jewelry Box
Kitten Drinking Milk
Kitten on a Chair
Kitten Seated on a Red Cushion
Kitten
Kittens and Paintings
Kittens Watching Goldfish
Playful Times
Portrait of a Cat
Portrait of a Tabby Cat
Portrait of Cat
Startled by an Intruder
The Happy Family
The Kitten had the Cream
Three Cats
Two cats Playing with Thread
Two Grey Kittens
Two Kittens and a Box
Two Kittens at Tea time
Two Kittens on a Gold Cushion
Study of a Cat
Making His Mark
A kitten with a shell and flowers in a glass vase, 1901
Kittens and Flowers
Kitten with Paint and Palate
Mischief
The Kittens
Kittens playing with a Ball of String
Cat and Pendant
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