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Rosa Bonheur

17 works held in 7 museums

French animal painter, 1822-1899

A Limier Briquet Hound, Rosa Bonheur

A Limier Briquet Hound, c. 1856.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Weaning the Calves, Rosa Bonheur

Weaning the Calves, 1879.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Return from the Horse Fair, Rosa Bonheur

Return from the Horse Fair, 1873.

Rosa Bonheur (French), watercolor and gouache over graphite

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Wounded Eagle, Rosa Bonheur

The Wounded Eagle, c. 1870.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Deer in Repose, Rosa Bonheur

Deer in Repose, 1867.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

The Horse Fair, Rosa Bonheur

The Horse Fair, 1855.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

The Horse Fair, Rosa Bonheur

The Horse Fair, 1852–1855.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Horses Grazing, Rosa Bonheur

Horses Grazing, 19th century.

Caballos pastando (museum title)

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Threshing, Rosa Bonheur

Threshing, 19th century.

La trilla (museum title)

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Stag Lying Down, Rosa Bonheur

Stag Lying Down, c. 1875–1885.

Rosa Bonheur (French), watercolor and gouache on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood, Rosa Bonheur

The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood, 1860–1880.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Tree Study, Rosa Bonheur

Tree Study, 19th century.

Rosa Bonheur (French), watercolor

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Forest with a Buck, Rosa Bonheur

Forest with a Buck, 1875.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Barbaro after the Hunt, Rosa Bonheur

Barbaro after the Hunt, c. 1858.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Landscape with Cattle, Rosa Bonheur

Landscape with Cattle, late 19th century.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Wild Boars in the Snow, Rosa Bonheur

Wild Boars in the Snow, c. 1872–1877.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on wood

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Two Horses, Rosa Bonheur

Two Horses, 1842.

Rosa Bonheur (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) was a French painter, the most famous animal painter of the 19th century. She is best known for The Horse Fair, her horses in motion, herds, stags and dogs, and she was the first woman artist to receive the Legion of Honour, in 1865.

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