Louis Wain is one of the most popular and richest Illustrator who was born on August 5, 1860 in Clerkenwell, England, United Kingdom. An English sketch artist, best known for his photographs of large-eyed kittens and cats with large eyes. His images were featured in Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, Illustrated London News, and others.
His work was admired HGWells.
He had five younger sisters. He was the son of a textile trader, and an embroiderer. When he was 30, his youngest sister was declared insane. When he was 23, he married Emily Richardson, his sisters’ governess.
