Le pate d'anguilles

Charles Emmanuel Patas after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Charles Emmanuel Patas

Artist, French, 1744 - 1802

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a drawing of an interior domestic scene. Several individuals are centering their attention on a table with a cloth draping over the sides. One figure is on a chair or small stool, while others are standing or leaning forward. Items such as pots are on a shelf. Another person is leaning over a higher level bannister. The setting includes architectural columns, a bowl on the floor, and an ornate jug on the table, creating a sense of depth. An overhead arch adds to the visual richness of the environment, suggesting a domestic or kitchen setting. The textures emphasize details in clothing, pottery, and furniture surfaces.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.208

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 22, State c/e


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

Q65222173

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