Rosa Schweninger (1849–1918) was an

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. She was a member of a Viennese family of artists, which included her father, , and her brother, Carl Schweninger the Younger. She studied at the

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with Frederick Sturm from 1869 to 1871. Her work includes portraits and florals. Schweninger exhibited her work in the rotunda of The Woman's Building at the 1893

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in Chicago, Illinois. The ''Zwei Lieder, op. 20'', by Viennese composer are dedicated to her. Schweninger's portrait of von Brukenthal is held by the

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Gallery

File:Rosa Schweninger Erwartung.jpg, ''Expectation'' File:Rosa Schweninger Junge Dame mit Hündchen 1872.jpg, ''Young Woman with a Little Dog'' File:Rosa Schweninger Madchen mit Bernhardinerhund.jpg, ''Girl with Saint Bernard'' File:Rosa Schweninger Sommer.jpg, ''Summer'' File:Rosa Schweninger In der Stube.jpg, ''In the Parlour''

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"Thoughtful"
by Rosa Schweninger
"The Apology"
by Rosa Schweninger, oil on panel, 55 x 44 cm (21 5/8 x 17 5/16in).
Works by Rosa Schweninger
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