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Rosa Bonheur

Bearded, bare-chested male figure, study for "The Horse Fair"

1852–53
Black chalk and graphite, heightened with white
47.6 × 30.2 cm (18.7 × 11.9 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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