An Introduction to Rosa Bonheur and 'The Horse Fair' | National Gallery

“As far as males go, I only like the bulls I paint!” She dressed and, critics claimed, painted like a man, but Rosa Bonheur is one of the most important female artists of all time, who reached international levels of fame.

Explore how Bonheur shot to fame with her painting, 'The Horse Fair' with curator Anne Robbins. The large work which secured her reputation is at The Metropolitan Museum in New York. We have her smaller version of the same name here at the National Gallery, London.

There are only 21 paintings in our collection by women. Discover the women in our collection: the artists, the patrons, the muses: https://bit.ly/2UmXFQx

00:00 Introduction
00:27 Chapter 1: The Girl Who Loved Lions
01:16 Chapter 2: The Painting That Rocked The World
03:38 Chapter 3: 'My Private Life is No One's Business'

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Japanese subtitles supported by the British Council

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