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La fiancee du roi de Garbe: La cassette

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard after Charles Monnet

Associated Names

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard

Artist, French, 1740 - 1813

Charles Monnet

Artist After, French, 1732 - after 1808

This is a drawing of a seascape with a shipwreck scene. The image shows ocean waves crashing against rocky cliffs, with ships visible in the background. A fallen tree with branches reaching towards the sea is present. In the foreground, the composition includes two intertwined figures amidst the shipwreck debris. The detailed etching lines convey motion and texture in the waves and foliage.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1953.6.190
Catalogue Raisonné

Wolf 1949, no. 16, State a/c

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

Q65359782

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