La matrone d'Ephese

1793

Jean-Louis Delignon and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Delignon

Artist, French, 1755 - c. 1804

Antoine-Jean Duclos

Artist, French, 1742 - 1795

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist After, French, 1732 - 1806

This is a drawing of a classical scene featuring an interior with figures, including a warrior, a woman tending to another figure, and several other classical elements. The scene takes place in an ornate, grand interior. A warrior stands to the right, holding a spear. Two women are closely interacting in the foreground; one seems to comfort or tend to another who is seated and looks distressed or exhausted. There is a lit urn or vessel in the center that appears to symbolize ceremonial or sacred activity, perhaps an offering. Statuesque figures and elaborate architectural details, such as ornate columns and ceiling motifs, surround the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.215

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wolf 1949, no. 24, 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

Q65359951

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