Donkeys in the Pyrenees Mountains (Rosa Bonheur) Ceramic Tile

This design features a painting by Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899), who was a French artist best known as a painter of animals. It shows two donkeys and a male traveller resting in the Pyrenees mountains. There are also two other walkers in the distance; maybe they are merchants, or just hikers. Majestic mountains rise high in the background, touching the white clouds with their peaks. The Pyrenees is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. The landscape is rocky and arduous. The donkeys look tired but prepared for the long journey that they are undertaking. The original art was painted by Rosa Bonheur in 1879.