Royalty at Home 1885

animal

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

france

painting painterly

animal drawing portrait

watercolour illustration

watercolor

warm toned green

environment sketch

Rosa Bonheur's "Royalty at Home" from 1885 depicts a lion and lioness resting on a rocky outcrop, their powerful forms juxtaposed against the vastness of the African landscape. Bonheur, known for her meticulous animal studies, captures the majesty of these creatures with realistic detail, rendering their fur and musculature with remarkable precision. This watercolor, now housed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, exemplifies Bonheur's mastery of animal portraiture and her keen observation of nature.