La famille du fermier

1791

Clément-Pierre Marillier and Antoine Louis Romanet after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Antoine Louis Romanet

Artist, French, 1742 - 1810 or after

Clément-Pierre Marillier

Artist, French, 1740 - 1808

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

Multiple people are shown in the image, with a woman seated near the center, cradling a small child on her lap, and another child clinging to her side. Another adult figure leans over the woman's shoulder, only their head and shoulders visible. Several children are present, with one interacting with a donkey's head through a window opening, and another child holding a dog on the floor. The woman appears calm, with styled hair, wearing a loose-fitting dress. The setting is rustic, with textured stone walls, heavy curtains, and a window with an open shutter. Additional elements such as a basket and a small fabric bag contribute to the domestic scene. The lighting in the composition is dim, except for the brightness illuminating the family from the window.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2334

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 1, State iii?


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.

Wikidata ID

Q64954482

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