La Chemise enlevée

1782

E. Guersant after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
E. Guersant

Artist, French, active 18th century

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

The image shows a person lying on a bed, facing away from the viewer. The person's body is relaxed with an arm raised. The face is partially obscured, with closed eyes and delicate features. The hair is styled elegantly. The person is unclothed, draped in bedding. They are surrounded by pillows and a bed covering. Next to the figure is a small cherubic figure. The background has detailed curtains around the bed. The scene is enclosed in an ornate oval frame with a floral motif.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 39.9 × 29.1 cm (15 11/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2306

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, as La chemise enlevée (The Disrobing).

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: at lower rightin graphite in later hand: K 156 [circled] / Fr. 78

Markings

none

Watermarks

to identify

Wikidata ID

Q64955642

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