Le Chiffre d'amour

1786

Nicolas Delaunay after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Nicolas Delaunay

Artist, French, 1739 - 1792

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

The image shows a woman in a side profile view, standing and leaning forward towards a tree. She seems to be carving or writing on the tree. She has delicate facial features, styled hair, and wears an elegant gown. A dog sits beside her on a stone bench. The background includes a large tree, foliage, and a cloudy sky. The image is bordered and titled at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2120

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 9

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

1987

  • Taylor, Sean J. "Pendants and Commercial Ploys: Formal and Informal Relationships in the Work of Nicolas Delaunay." Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschicte 50, no 4(1987): 509-538.

Wikidata ID

Q64960708

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