Rosa Bonheur Lion Head Badge

This badge was issued for the "Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)" exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay from 18 October 2022 to 15 January 2023.

Rosa Bonheur (1822 - 1899)
A Lion's head (details), 1870-1891
Oil on canvas. H. 80,5 ; l. 64,2 cm
United Kingdom, The Royal Collection Trust, 1879
© Photo Royal Collection...

This badge was issued for the "Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)" exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay from 18 October 2022 to 15 January 2023.

Rosa Bonheur (1822 - 1899)
A Lion's head (details), 1870-1891
Oil on canvas. H. 80,5 ; l. 64,2 cm
United Kingdom, The Royal Collection Trust, 1879
© Photo Royal Collection Trust
© Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II, 2022 / Birmingham Images

Rosa Bonheur (1822-99), the celebrated French animal painter, was trained by her father, the painter Raymond Bonheur.

After 1856 she developed a more highly-finished style, following a tour of England and Scotland, where she had met Landseer. In 1857 she began painting a series of big cats - lions, tigers and panthers. In 1860 Bonheur and her partner Nathalie Micas bought the Château de By, near Fontainebleau, where they kept a menagerie. The Château is now the Musée de l'Atelier de Rosa Bonheur.