Past Exhibition

Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections

The image displays four figures in a domestic setting. On the left, a man with a full beard and curly hair sits with arms crossed. A woman kneels beside him on the right, holding a small child. Another woman leans over a ledge behind the seated man. Domestic items are on a shelf, and a dog lies on the floor. The background has a textured surface with hanging objects.
Jean Honoré Fragonard, A Prayer for Grandpapa, late 1770s, brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1991.217.17

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    West Building, Ground Floor, Graphics Galleries
The image displays four figures in a domestic setting. On the left, a man with a full beard and curly hair sits with arms crossed. A woman kneels beside him on the right, holding a small child. Another woman leans over a ledge behind the seated man. Domestic items are on a shelf, and a dog lies on the floor. The background has a textured surface with hanging objects.
Jean Honoré Fragonard, A Prayer for Grandpapa, late 1770s, brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1991.217.17

Overview: 72 drawings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard were selected from 31 collections by Eunice Williams, assistant curator of drawings at the Fogg Art Museum. The exhibition was a sequel to the exhibition of drawings by François Boucher from North American collections held in 1973-1974.

Attendance: 42,639

Catalog: Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections, by Eunice Williams. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1978.

Brochure: Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections: A Checklist of the Exhibition. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1978.

Other Venues:

  • Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02/16/1979–04/01/1979
  • Frick Collection, New York, 04/20/1979–06/03/1979

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