Portraits of equine expressions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century paintings

 Slavete Omnes,

University of Michigan Digital Collections 

 from the Journal of Veterinary Behavior come this libre article -Portraits of equine expressions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century paintings by Denise Pereira Leme.

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It is free and about horse paintings, so why not to peruse it?  -   as the the proverbs go:

-don't look a gift horse in the mouth

-darowanemu koniowi w zęby się nie zagląda

-a caballo regalado, no le mires el diente

-Даровому коню в зубы не смотрят 

And what a joyous opportunity to share some great equestrian art on this blog 

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enjoy

Valete

 

Rosa Bonheur - Horses

 Salvete Omnes,

 

I am closing this month of March with more maestra Rosa Bonheur's magnificent equestrian art - from the published catalogs (accessible on Archive), and her most famous Horse Fair from the MET in NYC:

MET's Horse fair - more here

Nota bene, my favorite, apart from Academy.org, Gallica and Polish FBC, internet library  Archive is facing a significant legal challenge from book publishers - Hachette vs Internet Archive. 

Valete

Rosa Bonheur and Buffalo Bill & his Indians 1889

 Salvete Omnes,

 

the story of Rosa and  Buffalo Bill as told by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West

A short entry I suppose, but what a grand equestrian artist - Rosa Bonheur and her Plains Indian paintings stemming from William Cody and his Wild West show grand tour and entry  into continental  Europe, especially their visit to Paris during the 'Exposition Universelle' in French capital 1889. Apart from William Cody's troupe there were plenty of Americans displaying their creative might - here an article on the machines and Indians during the Paris Exhibit.

After becoming friendly with Buffalo Bill maestra  Rosa Bonheur painted 17 works based on her studies at the Buffalo Bill Wild West show.

Mastera Rosa had an album of Catlin's works and these sketches are clearly based on Catlin's wokr

Rocky Bear and Red Shirt - Lakotas of the Bufffalo Bill Wild West show

Rosa Bonheur's biography written by Anna Klumpke - can be borrowed from archive.

Valete