Saint Luke

1761/1764

Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Giovanni Lanfranco

Associated Names
Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist, French, 1732 - 1806

Giovanni Lanfranco

Artist After, Italian, 1582 - 1647

The image shows a seated figure with four cherubic figures surrounding them. The main person is seated with their right elbow on their knee and hand supporting their chin. They have curly hair and prominent facial features. The figure wears a flowing robe and is seated on a cloudy surface. The cherubs have curly hair and small wings, some holding a large scroll or tablet. They have plump faces. The background features clouds. The composition is in a sketch-like, monochromatic style emphasizing line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.3 x 9.2 cm (4 13/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 21.1 x 16.8 cm (8 5/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.117.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wildenstein 1956, no. 17, State i/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

lower left in plate: Lanfranc a naple aux Sts Apotre; lower right in plate (barely visible): frago; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 20 St Luc; by later hands, lower right in graphite: C34285 / W XVII

Wikidata ID

Q75407554

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