# Wild Horses

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BONHEUR, Rosa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bonheur-rosa-rac3374ae6a0a13>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 38 x 56 cm

## Commentary

Rosa Bonheur&#39;s most recognizable and widely known images are her paintings of horses. She painted equine subjects on both a small and grand scale throughout her career. In the present painting, a wild bay stands in an open pasture, while other horses graze in the distance.

## Related artworks

- [Lion at Rest](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bonheur-rosa-rac3374ae6a0a13/lion-at-rest-rb611bf2abfdabb>)
- [The Grazing Ewe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bonheur-rosa-rac3374ae6a0a13/the-grazing-ewe-rda2ae2ee18f831>)
- [The Horse Fair](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bonheur-rosa-rac3374ae6a0a13/the-horse-fair-r2f8717e9953cc1>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)