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Rosa Bonheur

French artist (1822-1899) · France · Artists · Died at 77

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Rosa Bonheur was a French painter, sculptor and animalier. Her paintings include Ploughing in the Nivernais, first exhibited at the Salon of 1849, and now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and The Horse Fair, which was exhibited at the Salon of 1853 and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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1899Died25 May 18991894Officer of the Legion of HonourAwardOfficer of the Order of Saint James of the SwordAward1890Knight of the Order of Saint James of the SwordAward1885Cross of Merit for Art and Science (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)Award1880Commander of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAwardKnight of the Order of LeopoldAward1865Knight of the Legion of HonourAwardOrder of Saint CharlesAward1822Born16 March 1822

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The Horse Fair (1852-55; Metropolitan Museum of Art)The Horse Fair (1852-55; Metropolitan Museum of Art)Ploughing in the Nivernais, Musée d'OrsayPloughing in the Nivernais, Musée d'OrsayEdouard Louis Dubufe, Portrait of Rosa Bonheur 1857. Symbolic of her work as an Animalière, the bull was painted by Bonheur herself.[27]Edouard Louis Dubufe, Portrait of Rosa Bonheur 1857. Symbolic of her work as an Animalière, the bull was painted by Bonheur herself.[27]Portrait of Bonheur by Anna Elizabeth KlumpkePortrait of Bonheur by Anna Elizabeth KlumpkeWeaning the Calves, 1879Weaning the Calves, 1879Rosa Bonheur Studio and museum. Thomery FranceRosa Bonheur Studio and museum. Thomery FranceSpanish muleteers crossing the Pyrenees, 1875Spanish muleteers crossing the Pyrenees, 1875

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Officer of the Legion of Honour1894
Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword1894
Knight of the Order of Saint James of the Sword1890
Cross of Merit for Art and Science (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)1885
Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1880
Knight of the Order of Leopold1880
Knight of the Legion of Honour1865
Order of Saint Charles1865

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Rosa Bonheur was a French painter, sculptor and animalier. Her paintings include Ploughing in the Nivernais, first exhibited at the Salon of 1849, and now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and The Horse Fair, which was exhibited at the Salon of 1853 and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Bonheur was widely considered to be the most famous female painter of the nineteenth century. She made sculptures in a realist style.

Country
France
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1822 to 1899 · aged 77

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