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Rosa Bonheur

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Painting of a crowded horse fair with men controlling many horses on dusty ground beneath trees and a cloudy sky.

The Horse Fair

1852-55

Painting of a cow and several calves on a dirt path by a wooden fence, with green hills and mountains behind them.

Weaning the Calves

1879

A Limier Briquet Hound

ca. 1856

Painting of a brown woolly ram with curled horns standing in a grassy field before dark trees.

Ram

Painting of three saddled horses on a dirt road with a crouching rider, bare trees and blue sky behind them.

Relay Hunting

1887

The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood

The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood

1860-80

Painting of cattle resting on a green alpine hillside with pink shrubs and a snow-capped mountain behind them.

Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps

1885

Three wild boars walk through a snowy winter forest with bare trees and leafless branches in warm brown tones.

Wild Boars in the Snow

c. 1872-77

Painting of a team of oxen pulling a plow across a freshly turned field, with farmers and wooded hills behind.

Labourage nivernais

1849

Farmer ploughing a field with a brown ox beside three haystacks under a pale sky, with birds on the soil.

Ploughing Scene

1854

White Horse

Shepherdess in a wide hat watches sheep graze on a rocky heath under a cloudy sky, with dark trees on the horizon.

Sheep on a Pasture

1850

Watercolor of a reclining stag with large antlers resting on grassy ground in a soft green woodland setting.

Stag Lying Down

c. 1875-85

Watercolor of a herd of horses, grey and chestnut, galloping past an iron fence with riders in blue shirts.

Return from the Horse Fair

1873

Drawing of resting sheep and a standing horned ram on a grassy dune landscape, signed Rosa Bonheur, 1861.

Sheep

1861

Charcoal drawing of two men tending a smoldering charcoal mound in a smoky field beneath dark trees.

Charcoal burners (Les charbonniers)

1880-1890s

Pencil sketch on grey paper of cattle resting and standing beside a herdsman in a hat, with trees in the distance.

Landscape with Cattle

Loose grey and white wash study of horses and riders in motion, a preparatory sketch for The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur.

Study for "The Horse Fair"

19th century

Graphite sketch of horses and riders in motion on tan paper, with loose studies of more horses and figures in the background.

Sheet of Studies for "The Horse Fair"

1840-99

Pastel drawing of a bellowing stag on a marsh at dusk, with orange clouds and a crescent moon above.

The Call of the Stag

1890s

Ink sketches of figures in rain with umbrellas and an easel, above and beside a handwritten letter on folded paper.

Illustrated letter to M. Roland

1840-99

Night drawing of a rider on horseback ahead of a wolf pack with red eyes, under a crescent moon over dunes.

The Legend of the Wolves

Brown chalk drawing of a herd of horned cattle on a rocky hillside with mountains and pine trees under a cloudy sky.

Cattle in the Auvergne

1867

Grey paper sketch in black chalk and white highlights of several reclining cows with long horns and studies of legs.

Sketches of Cows

n.d.