Le pate d'anguilles

Charles Emmanuel Patas after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Charles Emmanuel Patas

Artist, French, 1744 - 1802

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a drawing of a domestic scene in a rustic interior. The image shows an indoor setting with wooden beams, a ladder, and various jars and dishes on a shelf. At the center of the image, a table is slightly tilted. There are dishes and what appears to be a jug placed on the floor. Items, possibly hats and other utensils, are scattered around the lower portion of the image. The composition features an intricate playing of light and shadow, adding depth to the setting and providing details to the rustic interior elements with precision. The artwork is finely detailed, giving a sense of liveliness to the depicted domestic scene.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.206

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 22, State a/e


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

Q65222170

You may be interested in

Loading Results