Le gascon puni

Louis-Michel Halbou and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Antoine-Jean Duclos

Artist, French, 1742 - 1795

Louis-Michel Halbou

Artist, French, 1730 - probably 1809

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

The image consists of four individuals: one person is seated upright on a bed while the other three are standing. The seated figure on the bed is covered with bedding and has one arm raised towards their forehead. The standing figures include a man holding a torch, a woman with her back to the viewer in a long flowing dress, and another man leaning towards the bed pulling on the sheets. Facial features are detailed; the seated figure has curly hair and wide eyes. The standing woman's hair is ornately styled. The man holding the torch wears a coat over a shirt, and the other man is dressed in period clothing. The room includes a large canopy bed, draping curtains, and an ornate headboard. The background features a detailed painting on the wall depicting classical figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.189

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 15, 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

Q65361412

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