About
French artist and sculptor known for her two famous works: Ploughing in the Nivernais in 1848 and The Horse Fair in 1853. In March of 2022, Google celebrated his 200th birth anniversary.
Before Fame
She started her artistic training when she was twelve years old and copied images from drawing books and sketching models.
Trivia
She was decorated with the Legion of Honour in France by Empress Eugenie in 1865. Much of his work hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Family Life
She was born the oldest child in a family of artists in Bordeaux, Gironde.
Associated With
Her work Reminiscences of Rosa Bonheur was edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton's son, Theodore Stanton.
