Le magnifique

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Tilliard

Artist, French, 1740 - 1813

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

The image shows three individuals shown from head to toe. The central figure, a man, stands with one hand on his hip and the other arm bent. He has a slightly smiling expression and wears a wig typical of the eighteenth century, along with ornate attire featuring a knee-length coat and breeches embellished with embroidery and lace. Another man to his right leans against a large curtain, with a serious demeanor, and wears similarly styled attire with a sash. He has closely cropped hair visible under his wig. To the left, a woman seated at a table holds a fan to her face. She wears a voluminous gown with a high neckline, adorned with lace, and a feather-decorated hairstyle. The background showcases an opulently decorated room with intricate wall patterns and heavy drapes, along with a cherubic figure perched atop a lavish canopy.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.210

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 23, 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

Q65359789

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