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Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps, 1885. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 54.9 × 66.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps
Artist
Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899)
Date
1885
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
54.9 × 66.4 cm (21 5/8 × 26 1/8 in.); Framed: 76.9 × 87.2 × 8.3 cm (30 1/4 × 34 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit line
A. A. Munger Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1822–1899

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