THIS RARE AND MAGNIFICENT POSTER IS THE TESTIMONY OF A MEETING BETWEEN THE ILLUSTRE PAINTER ROSA BONHEUR AND THE SPECTACULAR COLONEL WILLIAM F. CODY AKA BUFFALO BILL.
THE MEETING, IN THE FALL OF 1889, OF THE AMERICAN IN THE BACKSTAGE OF HIS FAMOUS WILD WEST SHOW, TAKES PLACE ON THE LAWNS OF NEUILLY ON THE SIDELINES OF THE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION.
THE SELF-MADE MAN, WITH AN INNATED TALENT FOR COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING AHEAD OF HIS TIME, ASKED HIM TO PAINT HIS PORTRAIT, AND ALLOWED HIM TO MOVE FREELY WITHIN THE CAMP WHERE REAL COWBOYS COHABITED WITH LAKOTA SIOUX.
A FRIENDSHIP WAS BORN FROM THIS MEETING, WHICH WOULD REMAIN ENGRAVED IN HISTORY THANKS TO A SERIES OF PORTRAITS CREATED BY ROSA BONHEUR.
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