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The Armoire

1778

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a black and white drawing of a man exiting a wooden structure surrounded by other figures. The central figure is stepping out of a wardrobe, holding a hat. Surrounding figures are dynamically posed, with one appearing tearful and another gesturing with a stick. The scene takes place in a dimly lit indoor setting with draped fabrics and shadows in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Widener Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 40.7 × 49.5 cm (16 × 19 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1942.9.2300
Catalogue Raisonné

Wildenstein 1956, no. 23, State i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2018

Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Bibliography

1956

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

Wikidata ID

Q64959227

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