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| Keywords: Bonheur, Rosa, Study of a Dog, possibly 1860s.jpg Artwork Creator Rosa Bonheur Bonheur was renowned for her animal paintings She may have seen the long-eared terrier that is the subject of this oil study in the Fontainebleau forest near her home in Thomery or it may have been one of the many pets she kept throughout her life Bonheur ™s work is characterized by direct observation and careful draftsmanship Traditional in her approach she produced numerous preparatory sketches like this one before creating a painting In 1865 Bonheur became the first woman awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor a coveted honor established by Napoleon possibly 1860s Oil on canvas Size cm 28 2 <br> frame Size cm 46 7 41 9 5 Institution Princeton University Art Museum European Art Modern Art object history The artist until 1900; sale Galerie Georges Petit Paris May 30 “31 and June 2 1900 lot 1862 ; art market Cambridge MA ca 1957/1961; sold to Feld ; Mr and Mrs Stuart Feld New York ca 1957/1961 “1976; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum exhibition history credit line Gift of Stuart P Feld Class of 1957 and Mrs Feld accession number y1976-23 place of creation Princeton University Art Museum PD-old-100 1899 cite web Study of a Dog y1976-23 http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/32258 Princeton University Art Museum European paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1865 Modern art in the Princeton University Art Museum 1865 Paintings by Rosa Bonheur 19th-century paintings of dogs Oil paintings of dogs Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
