The Resume

(March 16, 1822-May 25, 1899)
Born in Bordeaux, France
Birth name was Marie-Rosalie Bonheur
Known for her paintings and sculptures of animals
Chief works were 'Plowing in the Nivernais' (1848) and 'The Horse Fair' (1855)

Why she might be annoying:

She was expelled from several schools for disruptive behavior.
She scandalized society by wearing men's clothing and smoking cigarettes.
While uncharacteristically wearing a dress, she was arrested by a gendarme who thought she was a man masquerading as a woman.
She kept a menagerie of animals at her home, including a lion and lioness, a stag, a gazelle, wild sheep and horses.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was known for the accuracy of her images of animals.
She was the first woman named an officer of the Legion of Honor (1893).
She said of critics of her attire, 'The epithets of imbeciles have never bothered me.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Painters
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 08]
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I am a Citizen of France
• I'm Buried in the Pere Lachaise in Paris
• Known By a Middle Name
• Lesbians
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Man's World
• Painters
• Profiles 21501-21750 (Ranked: 21681)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 67.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying