# The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood

- By: Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899)
- Date: 1860–80
- Medium: oil on fabric
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Unframed: 28.4 x 40.3 cm (11 3/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.73)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1978.73/1978.73_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

One of the most celebrated female artists of the 19th century, Bonheur established an international reputation by exhibiting at the Paris Salons. Empress Eug​é​nie, wife of Napoleon III, visited her studio to personally confer the Legion of Honor, making Bonheur the first woman to receive the award. This painting may have been inspired by the rustic houses in the vicinity of the Forest of Fontainebleau, where Bonheur lived for more than 40 years.