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 shows an interior scene with two people sitting closely together on a plush chair. The woman on the left has soft facial features and curls in her hair, wearing a gown with lace details and ruffles. The man beside her has a defined facial structure and is wearing a turban-like headpiece and loose attire. The setting includes elaborate wallpaper, a framed relief or painting in the background, heavy drapery, a carved chair, a floral bouquet, and a small table displaying household items. The room conveys an impression of elegance and opulence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 12, State c/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

Q65359594

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