The Horse Fair, 1852–55, Oil on canvas, 96 1/4 x 199 1/2 in. (244.5 x 506.7 cm), Paintings, Rosa Bonheur (French, Bordeaux 1822–1899 Thomery), This, Bonheur’s best-known painting, shows the horse market held in Paris on the tree-lined Boulevard de l’Hôpital, near the asylum of Salpêtrière, which is visible in the left background. For a year and a half Bonheur sketched there twice a week, dressing as a man to discourage attention
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