The Tumble

1766

François-Philippe Charpentier, after Jean Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
François-Philippe Charpentier

Artist, French, 1734 - 1817

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a painting of a scene depicting a sudden event. The artwork portrays chaos with a wooden structure breaking apart on the right side. There is a burst of light emanating from the left side. In the center, two figures appear surprised or fearful, while another figure in the background gestures towards the scene. The painting uses a monochrome palette with shades of sepia, giving an aged, historical atmosphere to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.5 × 39.5 cm (10 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.)
    plate: 29.9 × 41.9 cm (11 3/4 × 16 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.7 × 54.1 cm (14 1/16 × 21 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.91.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1700): 37, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, undesc.

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no. undesc.

1930

  • IFF (1700): no. 37, i/ii

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 43, fig. 10.

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