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1822 - 1899

Conservator Hayley Tomlinson takes us behind the scenes to discuss the cleaning of Rosa Bonheur’s ‘The Horse Fair’

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

1855

Listen to an audio description of Rosa Bonheur's 'The Horse Fair'

Before the 19th century most women painters who enjoyed anything like professional status were the daughters, and often the wives, of male artists. This may be true of Marie Blancour, whose only known painting is in the National Gallery’s collecti...

about 1824 - 1889

1845 - 1924

At a time when we would have been celebrating Pride in London, we look at the work of trailblazing artist Rosa Bonheur

Paintings and portraits by women artists as well as portraits of women artists reveal details of their experiences and their attitudes, and tell us about the sorts of opportunities they had access to in their own time