La Chemise enlevée

1782

E. Guersant after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
E. Guersant

Artist, French, active 18th century

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

The image is an engraving featuring a reclining female figure and a small winged figure hovering above her. The woman is lying on her back, propped up on pillows with her head turned to the side. She is nude and covered partially by draped fabric that appears to be bedsheets. There is a bed with ornate drapery and lush bedding, set within an oval floral frame. A cherub above her is holding a cloth, seemingly pulling it away from her face. The cherub has curly hair and a soft, youthful expression. Below the image is an illustrated border with floral motifs and symbols like a quiver of arrows. The scene is crafted in a classical style with intricate detailing, set against a background of rumpled sheets.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 43 × 32.2 cm (16 15/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 57.3 × 42 cm (22 9/16 × 16 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2308


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, as La chemise enlevée (The Disrobing).

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower center: La Chemise enlevée; in plate, below image, at left: Peint par H. Fragonard, peintre.; in plate, below image, at center: A Paris Chez Massard Graveur [gap in lettering from wear on plate] rue et porte St. Jacques No. 122; in plate, below image, at right: Gravé par E. Guersant.; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: K 158 [circled] / F 80

Markings

none

Watermarks

to identify

Wikidata ID

Q64955646

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