Les deux amis

French 18th Century

Associated Names
The image shows three figures in a classical setting. On the left, a female stands upright wearing a long, draped garment and a wreath in her hair. In the center, a male stands with one hand on the shoulder of the seated male figure. The seated male has shorter, wavier hair and leans back in an ornate chair. The room has large fabric drapes, an intricate chair, a small statue on a pedestal, large columns, and a vessel with plants on a table. The flooring suggests a decorative rug or detailed tile work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.226

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 28, State b/b


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

Q65218532

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