La Fontaine d'Amour (The Fountain of Love)

1785

Nicolas François Regnault after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Nicolas François Regnault

Artist, French, 1746 - 1810

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a painting depicting mythical figures gathered around a fountain. The scene shows angelic cherubs with wings surrounding two female figures. The figures are engaging in interaction among clouds. Water cascades from the fountain into a pool, and trees frame the scene. The painting is done in the style of François Boucher.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stipple etching [proof before engraved title]

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 53.4 x 42.8 cm (21 x 16 7/8 in.)
    plate: 64.2 x 48.2 cm (25 1/4 x 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2118

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Regency to Empire: French Printmaking 1715-1814, The Baltimore Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1984-1985, no. 89, repro.

Bibliography

1923

  • Clayton, Edward. French Engravings of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection of Joseph Widener, Lynnewood Hall. 4 vols. London, 1923: no. 152.

1984

  • Carlson, Victor I. and John W. Ittman. Regency to Empire : French Printmaking 1715-1814. Minneapolis, MN, 1984: no. 89.

Wikidata ID

Q64960783

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