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Chamois Mother and Baby

Artist/Maker Rosa Bonheur France, 1822 - 1899
Date1888
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 10 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (26 × 33.7 cm) frame: 24 × 27 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (61 × 69.2 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the 2003 Collectors Circle, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM2003.074
ClassificationsPainting
Signedsigned R Bonheur 1888 lower left
DescriptionChamois mother and baby on mountain ledge overlooking a river with mountains and a clear blue sky in the distance. Signed R. Bonheur and dated 1888.
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