The still life painter Nathalie was the "femme" lover of "butch" Rosa Bonheur for about 50 years.
In this picture shot at Nice (1882 circa), the two women wore sedate costumes; the only ornaments are Bonheur's honorary medals, and the neck-lace on Natalie's dog...
Bonheur met her life long companion Nathalie Micas (shown here on the left, with Bonheur) when she was 14, in 1936. Micas went on to be become an inventor.
The two were to settle in Bordeaux together, with their extensive menagerie, until Micas' death.
They are buried together in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in France.