“By the first decades of the nineteenth century [Gottfried Mind’s] distinct talents later encapsulated in the moniker mentioned in every obituary and retrospective account that appeared in the English-speaking press, from the Gentleman’s Magazine to the children’s periodical Chatterbox: “Der Katzenraphael”, or, “The Raphael of Cats”.”

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/gottfried-mind-the-raphael-of-cats/

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