Artist: Rosa Bonheur (1822 - 1899)
Nationality: French
Movement: Realism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Rosa Bonheur trained under her father, Raymond and showed initial talent. In 1841, she first exhibited at the Salon at the young age of nineteen. After her show, The Horse Fair, which traveled in Britain and the United States, she gained recognition for her work and her feminist views. Bonheur became the first female member of the Legion of honor in 1865.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
Click the artwork titles below to see actual examples of artwork or works of art relevant to works by Rosa Bonheur.

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Rosa Bonheur (Marie-Rosalie Bonheur) Title: Royalty at Home Date: 1885 Medium: watercolor with white
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Weaning the Calves, 1879 Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899)Oil on canvas; 25 5/8 x 32 in.
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Rosa Bonheur Grazing Ewe bronze circa 1846
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Horse Fair, 1853-55 Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899)Oil on canvas; 96 1/4 x 199 1/2
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Rosa Bonheur Head of a Royal Tiger graphite on paper mid 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Limier Briquet Hound, ca. 1880 Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899)Oil on canvas; 14 1/2 x
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Rosa Bonheur Two Male Figures graphite and white chalk circa 1850 - 1857
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Rosa Bonheur Stag on the Watch graphite and watercolor on cream wove paper circa 1883
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Rosa Bonheur Title: Palette Date: 19th century Medium: oil on wood palette Dimensions: H.20-3/16
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AndrÈ Adolphe EugËne DisdÈri Portrait of the artist Rosa Bonheur albumen print circa 1871
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Rosa Bonheur - Sheep by the Sea 1865 oil on cradled panel National Museum of Women in the Arts French
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Rosa Bonheur - Palette 19th century oil on wood palette Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Rosa Bonheur - The Horse Fair 1855 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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Rosa Bonheur - Landscape with Deer 1887 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art French
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Rosa Bonheur - Wild Boars in the Snow c. 1872-77 oil on wood panel Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Rosa Bonheur - The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood late 1800's oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Environs of Fontainebleau: Woodland and Cattle Auguste-François Bonheur (French, 1824-1884)Oil on canvas; 104 1/2 x
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Roberto Matta - La Rosa 1943 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art Chilean
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Charles Vernier Les Lanciers - Quel bonheur!.... lithograph 1858
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Augustus Vincent Tack - Rosa Mystica c. 1923 oil on canvas, on wo Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Anonymous Fariboles - Fais mon bonheur!... Èpouse-moi! lithograph 19th century
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George Barbier Eventails., pl. 15 from the set Le Bonheur du Jour pour 1920 (Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924)Le Bonheur Du Jour Pour 1920. Pl. 15: Eventails Line engraving with color pochoir 1924
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Self-portrait Salvator Rosa (Italian, Neapolitan, 1615-1673)Oil on canvas; 39 x 31 1/4 in. (99.1 x
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Clement Pierre Marillier Menocrate, tu va devoir ton bonheur a mes crimes - one from set of 86 engravings engraving 18th - 19th century
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Cham (AmÈdÈe Charles Henri de NoÈ) A la guerre comme a la guerre: Y a des gens qui ont du bonheur! Lithograph 19th century
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Charles Vernier Au Bal de L'Opera: Un monsieur, ecrase sous le poids de son bonheur. lithograph 19th century
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J. Saudeur Le 13eme arrondissement - Jamais une seul moment de bonheur Lithograph 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Portrait of a Child, ca. 1835 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)Oil on wood; 12 5/8 x
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Lorenzo Lorenzi Battle Scene, after Salvatore Rosa Etching and engraving 18th century
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Lorenzo Lorenzi Battle Scene, after Salvatore Rosa Etching and engraving 18th century
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Cham (AmÈdÈe Charles Henri de NoÈ) A la guerre comme a la guerre: Mon General.- Nous avons eu le bonheur d'attendre... Lithograph 19th century
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Antonio Viviani Battle Scene, after Salvator Rosa Engraving 18 - 19th century
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Anonymous copy after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Paul Klee - Vocal Fabric of the Singer Rosa Silber 1922 watercolor and plast The Museum of Modern Art Swiss
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Pierre Marc Vitali Fortune, after Salvator Rosa Engraving 18 - 19th century
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John Caponigro - Rosa Celestia Series: Elemental Series 1996 iris print Portland Museum of Art American
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Antoine Louis Romanet Quel bonheur effroyable . . . from Irene, Act III, Scene 6 Engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
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Anonymous copy in reverse after the etching by Salvator Rosa from the series Figurine Etching circa 1656 - 1657
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Dream of Aeneas
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Quel Bonheur effroyable! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Irene, Act III, Sc.6) etching and engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Quel Bonheur effroyable! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Irene, Act III, Sc.6) etching and engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Quel Bonheur effroyable! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Irene, Act III, Sc.6) etching and engraving 18th - 19th century
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Alexei Jawlensky - Abstrakter Kopf: Inneres Schauen-Grau-Blau-Rosa 1927 oil on board Des Moines Art Center Russian
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George Cattermole Salvator Rosa lithograph 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Dream of Aeneas Salvator Rosa (Italian, Neapolitan, 1615-1673)Oil on canvas; 77 1/2 x 47
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Anonymous Portrait of a Nun (Santa Rosa de Lima) oil on canvas mid 17th century
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Maxine Albro Dona Rosa, Mexico lithograph 20th century
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Boris Anisfeld The Bluebird: costume for a dancing girl, "Bonheur de Soleil" in Scene IV watercolor 1919
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Marie-Rosalie Bonheur - Wounded Eagle c. 1870 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Pierre-Joseph RedoutÈ Rosa Centifolia color etching 18th - 19th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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van Gogh Museum: Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900
During the 18th and 19th centuries the relationship between the human and animal kingdoms changed profoundly as a result of the Industrial Revolution, the discovery of dinosaur bones and fossils, and the spread of Darwin's theory of evolution. Wit...
Bibliotheque Gabrielle-Roy: Call to Artists: Happiness and Pretence - A Mail Art Exhibition
No artist's fees will be paid. Works must be received by mail. Required format: postcard 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm). All works relating to the theme will be exhibited and none will be returned to their creators. Please create your work from withi...
Walter Anderson Museum of Art: Daring From Within: The Art of American Women from the Sellars Collection
A sheltered life can be a daring life . . . for all serious daring starts from within. These words closed Eudora Welty's biographical sketch, One Writer's Beginnings, which she delivered at Harvard University in 1983. Welty came from a shel...

Further Artwork and Information:

Rosa Bonheur Online
The Rosa Bonheur Webpage
Rosa Bonheur
www.nmwa.org/legacy/bios/bbonheur.htm
ROSA BONHEUR
ROSA BONHEUR sa vie, ses oeuvres...
Rosa Bonheur - 19th Century French Sculptor
Rosa Bonheur (1755 - 1834) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Women in Art, Rosa Bonheur
Amazon.co.uk: Books: Rosa Bonheur

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