The Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra

1763/1764

Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Associated Names
Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist, French, 1732 - 1806

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Artist After, Venetian, 1696 - 1770

The image is an etching depicting multiple figures in a detailed scene. In the upper portion, a figure is seated on clouds. This person is viewed from the side, with a leg folded, shoulder-length hair, and facing the viewer. In the center, several people are gathered around a table in ornate clothing from a historical period. Some are seated, while others stand, engaging in a social gathering. In the foreground, a child-sized figure wearing a feathered cap crouches or kneels, with a small dog beside them. The background includes cloudy skies and architectural elements like columns. Overall, the scene conveys complexity and gathering.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kate Ganz

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.5 × 15.2 cm (7 11/16 × 6 in.)
    plate: 16.2 × 11.2 cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.131.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wildenstein 1956, no. 12, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Etchings after Italian Masters

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1956

  • Wildenstein, Georges. Fragonard acquafortiste. Paris: Les Beaux-Arts, 1956: no. 12, i/ii

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: PdeB 23; by later hand, center verso in graphite:Suite d'Et d'après les Maitres / Italiens / No. 13 / Antoine et Cléopatre à Table / Etat avant l'indication / Tiepolo Palais Robbia Venise / Frago sc / PdeB (23) / XII

Wikidata ID

Q77007619

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