Saint Mark

1761/1764

Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Giovanni Lanfranco

Associated Names
Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist, French, 1732 - 1806

Giovanni Lanfranco

Artist After, Italian, 1582 - 1647

This is a drawing of a seated figure surrounded by cherubic forms on clouds. The central figure is depicted with a flowing beard and robes, resting their arm and holding a scroll or piece of paper above the clouds. Around this figure, there are smaller figures resembling cherubs, each with curly hair and distinct expressions, engaged in various actions such as holding sheets or gesturing towards the central figure. The background suggests a sky filled with swirling clouds. The linework is detailed, emphasizing the contours and textures of the robes, clouds, and hair, offering a sense of movement and depth to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Accession Number

    1997.117.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wildenstein 1956, no. 7, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Colnaghi's, London); Donald Stone, New York, acquired 1974; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1956

  • Wildenstein, Georges. Fragonard acquafortiste. Paris: Les Beaux-Arts, 1956.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: Lanfranc aux Sts Apotres a Naples; lower right in plate: frago; by later hand, lower left in graphite: [?] B. 19. St. Marc/II; by later hands, lower right in graphite: C34289 / W VII / Baud 19

Wikidata ID

Q75407550

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