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Charles Louis Lingée after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Charles Louis Lingée

Artist, French, 1748 - 1819

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a drawing of an interior bedchamber scene with draped bed and furniture. The image shows a moment of intimacy and tension within an opulently furnished bedroom. The focal point is the canopy bed with elaborate drapery. Two figures are interacting in the center of the scene, with one under the bed linens and another beside the bed holding the covers. The room contains additional details like a pitcher on a side table, and an ornate chair, giving an air of luxury and privacy. Soft shading techniques are used to highlight the fabrics and shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.149

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 2, State b/d


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Wolf, Edwin. Fragonard Plates for the "Contes et Nouvelles" of La Fontaine. New York: New York Public Library, 1949.

Wikidata ID

Q65222206

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