The Flight of Cloelia

1763/1764

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, after Livio Mehus

Associated Names
Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist, French, 1732 - 1806

Livio Mehus

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1630 - 1691

This is a drawing of a figure riding a horse through a wooded area. The scene is depicted in a sketch-like style with fine lines and cross-hatching. The foreground features a horse and vegetation surrounds the figures. The contrast between light and dark areas in the image highlights the detailed textures and gives a sense of depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kate Ganz

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.4 × 14.7 cm (3 11/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
    plate: 9 × 14.2 cm (3 9/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.131.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wildenstein 1956, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1956

  • Wildenstein, Georges. Fragonard acquafortiste. Paris: Les Beaux-Arts, 1956: no. 10

Inscriptions

lower right in image: frago

Wikidata ID

Q77007618

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