Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections
November 19, 1978 – January 21, 1979
THIS EXHIBITION IS NO LONGER ON VIEW AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Overview: 72 drawings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard were selected from 31 collections by Eunice Williams, assistant curator of drawings at the Fogg Art Museum. The exhibition was a sequel to the exhibition of drawings by François Boucher from North American collections held in 1973-1974.
Image: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, A Prayer for Grandpapa, late 1770s, brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1991.217.17
Attendance: 42639
Catalog: Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections, by Eunice Williams. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1978.
Brochure: Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections: A Checklist of the Exhibition. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1978.
Other Venues:
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 16–April 1, 1979
Frick Collection, New York, April 20–June 3, 1979
Related Artists
- Fragonard, Jean-Honoré
- French
- , 1732 - 1806