A femme avare galant escroc

Jacques Aliamet

Associated Names
Jacques Aliamet

Artist, French, 1726 - 1788

Antoine-Jean Duclos

Artist, French, 1742 - 1795

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

The image depicts a woman and a man in an intimate domestic setting. The woman is standing slightly forward while the man is seated on a sofa, reaching out to embrace her. The woman's face is turned slightly to the side, showing delicate features and styled hair. She is wearing an elaborate dress, typical of 18th-century fashion. The man has a similar hairstyle and is dressed in a suit. The room is decorated with a carved wooden desk, framed artworks, a small dog, and scattered flowers.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.182

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 13, State a/c

  • Series Title

    Fragonard plates for "Contes et nouvelles" by La Fontaine

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

Q65358675

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