Belphegor

1794

Charles Emmanuel Patas and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Charles Emmanuel Patas

Artist, French, 1744 - 1802

Antoine-Jean Duclos

Artist, French, 1742 - 1795

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This image depicts a detailed domestic interior with various objects and animals. The room features shelves holding pottery items, and a window showing a city landscape. Two birds are perched at the window, and objects like a basket, spool of thread, and small pen are on the floor. In the center, a small dog is present, adding life to the scene. The drawing emphasizes texture and depth through etching lines and shading techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.219

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 25, State d/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

Q65222149

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