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: two men and a woman. The woman is half-visible, seated on the left side of the image. She has an elaborate hairstyle adorned with a flower and holds a fan against her face with her left hand. Her attire includes a full-skirted dress with ruffled sleeves and a fitted bodice. One man stands to the right, partially turned towards the woman, dressed in a long coat with a ruffled shirt. The other man in the center stands with one hand on his hip and the other holding back a curtain. He wears a long coat with contrasting light and dark layers. The background showcases rich décor with ornate drapery, patterned walls, and an intricate relief of a cherub above.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving touched with blue pencil

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.211

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 23, State c/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

Q65359791

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