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Charles Louis Lingée after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Charles Louis Lingée

Artist, French, 1748 - 1819

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

The image shows a group of five men and a statue within an elaborate architectural setting. Four men stand on the left side: one man holds a platter of grapes, another carries a bundle of sticks on his shoulder, and a third is kneeling with his hand up as if surprised. Two other men, dressed similarly, stand behind him. To the far right, a man is seated in a chair, looking towards the scene on his left, wearing an ornate coat with lace. A cap lies on the ground in front of the kneeling man. Behind them stands a large statue of a figure in classical robes and a helmet, with one arm slightly raised. The background includes tall pillars and a decorated arched ceiling, conveying formality and grandeur.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.165

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 7, State c/d


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Wolf, Edwin. Fragonard Plates for the "Contes et Nouvelles" of La Fontaine. New York: New York Public Library, 1949.

Wikidata ID

Q65222210

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