Animal lover Rosa Bonheur (1822 – 1899) was the most famous female painter of her time. Initially a dressmaker, Bonheur learned about art from her father, a landscape painter. Bonheur heroically depicted working animals with great sympathy and accuracy, creating paintings from many preparatory sketches. The police granted her a permit to dress in men’s clothing so she could study animal anatomy at butcher shops and slaughterhouses. Bonheur achieved international fame with her acclaimed work, “The Horse Fair,” which is displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum.

This art print was created using a sophisticated digital printer. The Giclee printing process delivers a fine stream of ink on archival paper, resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display.