Where to See Highland Raid in Washington, D.C.

Rosa Bonheur completed this dramatic scene of Scottish Highland cattle being driven through rugged terrain. The powerful animals move through a wild landscape, their shaggy coats rendered with Bonheur's characteristic attention to animal anatomy. She was one of the 19th century's most celebrated animal painters.

Bonheur studied animals extensively, even visiting slaughterhouses to understand anatomy. Her monumental animal paintings earned international acclaim. Displayed at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.

Highland Raid hangs at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, dedicated to women artists, in Washington, D.C., United States.

Rosa Bonheur was a 19th-century French painter, one of the era's most famous animal artists You can see it at National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), Washington, DC.

Bonheur was passionate about animal anatomy and rural life, studying subjects extensively to achieve accurate, powerful depictions You can see it at National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), Washington, DC.

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