La clochette

Jean Dambrun after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Jean Dambrun

Artist, French, 1741 - 1808 or after

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a painting of a pastoral scene with a cow and two figures. The scene depicts a dynamic moment where a cow appears to be moving toward two figures. The figures are captured in motion; the one in the foreground seems to be running while carrying another. The surroundings are dense with trees and foliage, rendered with intricate detail. The scene conveys a sense of urgency and movement, as indicated by the flowing clothes and the posture of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.221

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 26, State c/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

Q65359601

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