The Stubborn Donkey

1770

Jean-Claude-Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non, after Jean Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Jean-Claude-Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non

Artist, French, 1727 - 1791

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a painting of a rustic interior scene with several animals and objects. The painting portrays a lively rustic setting filled with activity and various animals. In the center, some poultry and sheep are scattered around the room. A ladder is positioned at an angle, suggesting an upper area visible as a wooden balcony. Items are hanging from the ceiling, and the space is filled with objects such as baskets, pottery, and textiles. Light and shadow play across the scene, highlighting certain areas and creating a sense of movement and life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.4 × 27.2 cm (7 5/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.7 × 27.8 cm (7 3/4 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.23.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cayeux 1963, no. 112

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt); purchased by NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Cayeux Jean de. "Introduction au catalogue critique des griffonis de Saint-Non." Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de l'art français, 1963: pp. 297-384. Paris: F. de Nobele, 1964. Separately published. Paris Librairie Armand Colin, 1964: no. 112

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Fragonard del.; lower right in plate: Saint Non Sc. 1770.

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