Rosa Bonheur biography wins the Franco-British Society Literary Prize for 2020.

Art is a Tyrant by Catherine Hewitt has been awarded the Franco-British Society Literary Prize for 2020. It tells the remarkable tale of the eccentric 19th-century French animal painter, Rosa Bonheur, whose unorthodox lifestyle and penchant for male clothing caused a sensation in the art world . The prize will be awarded at a reception later in the year.

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Catherine Hewitt

Catherine Hewitt

Catherine Hewitt has had a long career in academia, with a special interest in 19th-century French art, literature and social history. Having been awarded a first-class honours degree in BA French from Royal Holloway, University of London, she went on to attend the prestigious Courtauld Institut...More about Catherine Hewitt