Le calendrier des viellards

Jean Dambrun after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Jean Dambrun

Artist, French, 1741 - 1808 or after

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

The image contains an engraving of two individuals from the waist up in an ornate interior. The woman is seated to the left, leaning towards the man on her right, with his arm around her shoulders. She has curly hair styled in an intricate updo and wears a flowery hat. The man’s face is partially hidden by his position, wearing a headwrap and draped garment. His hand points to a framed calendar on the wall. The room is lavishly decorated with patterned wallpaper and ornate furnishings. A draped table with small containers is on the left, and a chair with a floral arrangement is on the right. A portrait hangs above the couple, and a cat sits beside the chair.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching touched with China ink

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.179

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 12, State a/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

Q65359569

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