Excerpt from Reminiscences of Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur's confidante - Mme. Micas, the By housekeeper - Nathalie's railway brake - The Visits of the Empress Death of Mlle. Micas.
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Rosa Bonheur (1822-99) is regarded as the foremost animal painter of her time and the most famous female artist of the nineteenth century. This 1910 work includes many letters offering first-hand evidence of her thinking about her approach to painting. The book is illustrated throughout with many fine engravings.
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