Ornamental Frieze

1784-1785

Jean Jacques Lagrenée II

Associated Names
Jean Jacques Lagrenée II

Artist, French, 1739 - 1821

This is a drawing of a decorative frieze featuring cherubic figures, ornate foliage, and classical elements. The central design includes a large urn, winged putti holding garlands, and cherubs surrounded by acanthus leaves and flowers. Delicate curves and scrolls fill the background, adding to the image’s symmetry and balance. Shading and light give the drawing depth and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and lift-ground aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 × 49.8 cm (4 15/16 × 19 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 43.1 × 57.5 cm (16 15/16 × 22 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.91.40

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. undesc.

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

1859

  • de Baudicour, Prosper. Le peintre-graveur français continué, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école française nés dans le XVIIIe siècle. Paris, 1861, no. undesc.

1930

  • IFF (1700): no.58

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 162, fig. 9.

Watermarks

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