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This describes Rosa Bonheur's "The Horse Fair"!!! It appears that it was exhibited as part of the fourth annual exhibition of the Artists' Fund Society, a charitable society of artists organized to assist members and their families in illness and death. A writeup of the exhibition can be found in the NY Times, explaining that Bonheur's painting was not for sale but was one of a few works "kindly loaned by their owners to add to the attraction of the exhibition." It goes on to describe the painting, noting that "as the private property of a country gentleman it is generally excluded from public inspection." According to the Met's provenance records this must have been William P. Wright, Weehawken, N.J.

NOTE: The Met does not have information on this exhibiition in its exhibition history of this work!

NYT exhibition description: http://www.nytimes.com/1863/11/21/news/the-artists-fund.html?pagewanted=all

MMA object record: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435702

Artists' Fund Society: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artists%27_Fund_Society