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Rosa Bonheur

Stag Lying Down

c. 1875–85
watercolor and gouache over graphite on cream wove paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Bonheur constructed a park to house a stag named Jacques, whom she kept as a pet and model.

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