Pet portraits by French painter Jean-Jacques Bachelier (1724-1806). He was director of the porcelain factory at Sèvres, too.

Un chat Angora. Undated, by 1806. French. Jean-Jacques Bachelier, painter (1724-1806). Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Jacques_Bachelier_(Un_chat_Angola).jpg
Dog of the Havana Breed. 1768. French. Oil on canvas. French. Jean-Jacques Bachelier, painter (1724-1806). Collections of and image credit The Bowes Museum. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.artuk.org/artworks/dog-of-the-havana-breed-44762
Portrait of a grayhound. Undated, by 1806. French. Oil on canvas. French. Jean-Jacques Bachelier, painter (1724-1806). Image © 2025 Fine Art America. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age https://fineartamerica.com/featured/portrait-of-a-greyhound-jean-jacques-bachelier.html
Les Quatre parties du monde. 1760. French. Oil on canvas. French. Oil on canvas. French. Jean-Jacques Bachelier, painter (1724-1806). Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN) collection Royale. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birds_painting.jpg

I didn’t use this painting here as it is much like the first one except that the cat is chasing a butterfly, but I got the idea for this post here https://www.instagram.com/ahistoryofcats_/p/DRKW5-Pgatk/