Face from Rosa Bonheur

Painters · 19th century

Rosa Bonheur

1822–1899

77Years lived
19Main century
Rosa Bonheur, The Horse Fair, 1852–55

The Horse Fair · 1852–55

Works

Paintings by
Rosa Bonheur on Pyeongye

The Horse Fair1852–55

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Hidden stories in Rosa Bonheur's paintings

  1. The Painter Who Needed a Police Permit to Wear TrousersTo study horses for this enormous canvas, Rosa Bonheur went to a Paris horse market. First, she needed a piece of paper from the police.

Contemporaries

People who lived at the same time

  1. Martin Johnson Heade1819–1904
  2. Eastman Johnson1824–1906
  3. Jean-Léon Gérôme1824–1904
  4. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes1824–1898
  5. Frederic Edwin Church1826–1900
  6. Arnold Böcklin1827–1901
  7. Gustave Moreau1826–1898
  8. Camille Pissarro1830–1903