According to Wikipedia, Google and ArtCyclopedia, she was a French realist painter during the 1800's (also referred to as the 19th Century). She is known for painting animals, but also did portraits and other scenes.
was a French artist and sculptor. she was born in Bordeaux. she was one of the most original figures of the 19th century. Bonheur came from very artistic family. Bonheur was visiting slaughter houses and performing dissections to study animal anatomy, preparing sketches and detailed studies for her paintings. her works are exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Rosa Bonheur was a French artist that was most famous for her unique life style, in which she wore men's clothing and was truly one of the only females that embraced gender androgyny and "free" sexual activity.
Rosa Bonheur was a famouse painter from the 19th century. She is best known for her paintings of horses. She would disguise herself as a male so she could go to the horsetrainers and study their anatomy.