"Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénia, and befriended 'Buffalo' Bill Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists"--Amazon.com.

Explores the life and work of nineteenth-century French artist Claude Monet, with illustrations that show the methods and meterials he used to create his paintings.