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Jean-Honoré Fragonard

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Painting of a reclining shepherd with sheep and a dog, watched by a goddess on a cloud and a cupid above.

Diana and Endymion

1753

Loose oil sketch of a dim interior with a mother holding an infant, figures around a bed, a kneeling man in red, and dogs.

The Happy Mother

1760

Oval painting of a playful cupid flying over roses and doves in a soft pastel sky, with cherubs below.

Love as Folly

1773

Oval painting of a mother holding a toddler with children playing a white dog, a man and donkey at a doorway.

The Happy Family

1775

Painting of a curving stone staircase with statues, a fountain and tall cypress trees under a stormy sky.

The Grand Staircase of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli

1760

Oval painting of a cupid with a bow beside a flowering rosebush, a blue quiver on the grass, under a soft pastel sky.

Love the Sentinel

1773

Garden scene with tall cypress trees, a fountain, and elegantly dressed figures gathered on a terrace under a cloudy sky.

Blind Man's Bluff

1773

Loosely painted portrait of a young woman looking over her shoulder, wearing a white lace collar and brown fur wrap.

Young Woman

1769

Painting of children playing near a gnarled tree by a river, with seated women and a distant boat in soft green light.

A Game of Horse and Rider (Le jeu du cheval fondu)

1775

Oil painting of a woman reading beside a sleeping baby in a wicker cradle, in a dim interior.

The Good Mother

1762

Painting of an older woman guiding a young girl reading a book, with cherubs in clouds and a white cat beside them.

Education of the Virgin

1773

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark cloak and ruffled collar, hand resting on a ledge, against a grey-green back

Portrait of a Man in Spanish Costume

1768

Oil landscape of sheep and cattle moving down a hillside under trees, with a shepherd in red in the foreground and cumulus cl

丘を下る羊の群

1763

Brown wash drawing of a woman in flowing robes reaching toward a winged cupid statue on a pedestal among garden trees.

Invocation to Love

c. 1781

Etching of a young man emerging from an armoire as a woman and a servant with a stick approach, in a curtained bedroom.

The Armoire

1778

Etching of a satyr and a dancing nymph holding an urn, with a child, in an ivy-framed garden niche.

Satyrs Dancing from Bacchanales, or Satyrs' Games

1763

Brown wash drawing of a park with trees, a stone staircase and balustrade, and small figures near a pond with a boat.

Scene in a Park

c. 1760

Two sketches in graphite of mythological figures, a seated Orpheus with a lyre and a standing male nude with a sword.

Orpheus and Eurydice (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

c. 1761

Loose black chalk sketch of a seated nude man playing a lyre above a reclining figure on rocky ground.

Orpheus and Eurydice (recto)

c. 1761

Charcoal study of a standing male nude with overlapping sketched figures and limbs on pale paper.

Figure Studies (verso)

c. 1761

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude nymph supported by two satyrs in an oval vignette among forest foliage.

Bacchanals: Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

1763

Etching of a satyr, a draped woman raising a cup, and a cherub beside a fountain in a leafy garden.

Bacchanal

1763

Brown wash drawing of children and women around a table, one frying fritters in a pan while a dog sits nearby.

Making Fritters (Les Beignets)

about 1782

Etching of a nude nymph seated on the hands of two satyrs in an oval clearing surrounded by foliage.

Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs (Nymphe s'asseyant sur les mains de deux satyres)

1763

Etching of a satyr and a nude woman each holding a child in a stone niche under a leafy arch.

The Satyr's Family (La famille du satyre)

1763

Etching of a nymph riding a satyr inside an oval medallion, surrounded by trees and foliage, by Fragonard, 1763.

Nymph Astride a Satyr (Jeune fille a califourchon sur un satyre)

1763

Etching of a satyr holding a child beside a dancing woman with a lyre and a cherub, framed by ivy and foliage.

The Satyrs' Dance (Danse de satyres)

1763

Etching of a leafy garden with a sculpted niche, lion statue, and figures on a terrace above.

The Little Park (Le petit parc)

c. 1763

Etching of two men conferring at a draped table while a third figure looks on, with a shadowy hatched background.

The Tax Collectors (Les traitants)

1778

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman seated on a bed looking toward a small dog on a stool.

Oh! If Only He Were as Faithful to Me

about 1770-1775

Pencil drawing of two draped women and a hidden figure walking through an oval woodland scene, set in a green and gold border

Allegory-Ingenius Love

1764

Red chalk drawing of dense trees and foliage with two small children beneath the branches, by Fragonard, 1760.

Arbor with Two Children (Le Nid d'Armour)

1760

Etching of a satyr holding an infant beside a woman raising a vessel, with children and dense ivy foliage around them.

Satyrs Family, from Bacchanales, or Satyrs' Games

1763

Etching of two satyrs crouching on either side of a nude child in an oval vignette, surrounded by foliage and reeds.

Bacchanales

1763

Etching of a satyr and a nude woman each holding a child, set in a relief panel framed by corn stalks and foliage.

Bacchanales: The Satyr's Family

1763

Etching of a nymph riding a satyr in an oval vignette among dense woodland foliage, with a nude figure and an overturned vess

Bacchanales: Nymph Astride a Satyr

1763

Etching of a satyr holding a child beside a draped woman raising a lamp, a cherub at her side, framed by ivy and foliage.

Bacchanales: The Satyr's Dance

1763

Etching of a leafy garden with a statue fountain, balustrade terraces, small figures and billowing clouds above trees.

The Little Park

c. 1763

Graphite drawing of a leafy garden courtyard with potted plants, a statue, and a seated draftsman sketching in the foreground

The Draftsman

1770s

Brown wash drawing of a sleeping woman in a pale gown in an armchair, with an easel and two watching women behind her.

The Dreamer

late 1770s

Grey and brown wash drawing of a park with trees, statues, and crowds of figures with parasols.

View of a Park

late 1770s

Sepia drawing of umbrella pines with a leaning trunk, small groups of figures on a lawn, and a pale villa behind.

Imaginary View of a Roman Villa

mid-1770s

Brown wash drawing of a funeral scene with a reclining body, armored warriors, mourners, and ornate architecture.

The Funeral of Decius Mus

1774

Wash drawing of children gathered at a table reading in a columned interior, with adults and a dog around them.

The Competition/Children's Scene: Contest or Instruction in Reading

1780

Sepia wash drawing of children feeding a donkey at an altar beside an ancient statue in a columned hall.

In front of an ancient statue children let a donkey eat from an altar

Brown ink and wash drawing of a white bull standing in a stable beside a dog, with hay and wooden beams.

White Bull and a Dog in a Stable

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man speaking with a seated young woman in front of two large urns.

A dwarf and a young woman in conversation

1774

Brown wash drawing of a tall cypress avenue leading to a terraced villa and staircase, with small figures on the path.

Cypress Avenue at the Villa d`Este in Tivoli

1774

Grey wash drawing of a hillside town view framed by an arch, with a tall tree, cypresses, figures and a grazing cow.

Cava Napoli

Brown wash drawing of a rider on a flying horse above clouds and rocky hills, with figures below.

Rinaldo, Astride Baiardo, Flies Off in Pursuit of Angelica

c. 1795

Etching of Saint Jerome reclining on rocks, embraced by a winged angel, with a putto holding a book in the clouds above.

Saint Jerome and the Angel

1764

Etching of Saint Mark with a winged lion and cherubs floating among clouds.

Saint Mark

1763/64

Etching of the Madonna and Child in clouds above three female saints, one holding a crucifix, with flowers below.

The Madonna with SS. Catherine, Rose from Lima, and Agnes from Montepulciano

1763/64

Etching of two female figures embracing on a cloud, one in flowing drapery and one partly nude, against a hatched sky.

Two Female Figures on a Cloud

1763/64

Etching of a man stepping out of a wardrobe as two women rush in with a stick in a cluttered bedroom.

L'Armoire

1778

Etching of a banquet with seated figures, a kneeling servant, and a cupid embracing a woman on a cloud above.

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra

1763/64

Etching of a Roman soldier gesturing before seated togaed men under a stone arch, with spears visible in the background.

Fabius Maximus Before the Carthaginensis Senate

1763/64

Etching of a seated woman looking up as a haloed angel reaches toward her, with a cherub and clouds above.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria Cured by an Angel

1763/64

Etching of an angel above clouds with two men seated and kneeling on a stone ledge, below an inscription reading Frago Sculp.

The Disciples at the Tomb

1764

Etching of Saint Luke seated with a book, surrounded by angels and putti on clouds, with a draped figure in the foreground.

Saint Luke

1763/64

Etching of two bearded prophets in draped robes, one pointing upward beside a stone block, with a reclining figure at right.

Two Prophets

1764

Etching of figures gathered at a draped table in a dim interior with a hanging lamp and coffered ceiling.

The Disciples at Emmaus

1763/64

Etching of a religious circumcision ceremony with a priest, a seated man holding an infant, a candle bearer and onlookers.

Circumcision

1763/64

Etching of two women riding a pale horse through foliage, with a kneeling figure in the foreground at left.

Cloelia and Her Companions

n.d.

Etching of a standing man and a seated bearded man at a table with papers, a third figure behind, dark rock to the right.

De belastingontvangers

1778

Hand-colored etching of a couple sharing a first kiss, the woman in a white bonnet and pink dress, within an oval frame.

The First Kiss

1860

Pencil sketch of figures seated and standing around a dining table in a dim interior.

The Supper at Emmaus

1760/61

Pen and wash drawing of an ox cart stalled among a flock of sheep, with a dog and figures under a cloudy sky.

The Stalled Cart

1759

Etching of a nude nymph held up by two kneeling satyrs in a leafy woodland clearing.

Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

1763

Etching of a satyr and a nude woman with two infants in a stone frame, surrounded by foliage and tree trunks.

The Satyr's Family

1763

Etching of a nymph riding a satyr inside an oval medallion, framed by trees and foliage.

Nymph Astride a Satyr

1763

Etching of a satyr holding a child beside a dancing nymph with a tambourine, framed by ivy in a garden niche.

The Satyrs' Dance

1763

Etching of Saint Jerome, seated nude on rocks, with an angel and a cherub holding a book among clouds above.

Saint Jerome

1761/65

Pencil sketch of two muscular male figures in combat, one raising a club over a kneeling figure, with rocks and handwritten l

Hercules and Cacus, after Annibale Carracci, and the Destruction of Enceladus, after Agostino Carracci

1761

Brown wash drawing of steep-roofed farm buildings by a waterway, with a rowboat, jetty, trees and a distant round tower.

Farm Buildings beside a Waterway

ca. 1765-70

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man in a turban and loose robes beside an open book.

The Sultan

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of elegant figures in a columned interior, with a man drawing back a curtain and a dog.

The Husband-Confessor

ca. 1770

Red chalk drawing of an elderly man in a cap and coat, reading a paper held in his hands beside a draped cloth.

Seated Man Reading

1774

Drawing of a seated pope handing over a tiara to clergy, with a putto on steps below, in an oval composition.

Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy, after Mattia Preti

1761

Sepia drawing of a garden with ruined classical columns, tall cypress trees, a lion fountain, statues and small walking figur

Roman Park with Fountain

1774

Pencil drawing of farm buildings and a water mill beside a stream, with wooded hills rising behind them.

Farm Buildings with Water Mill

n.d.

Etching of a nude nymph held up by two crouching satyrs in an oval vignette, framed by foliage and a wheat sheaf.

Bacchanales: Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

1763

Etching of a satyr holding an infant beside a nude woman and child inside a stone frame, surrounded by corn stalks and foliag

Satyr's Family from Bacchanales, or Satyr's Games

1763

Pen and ink print of a nymph seated between two kneeling satyrs in a leafy woodland clearing.

Nymph Sitting on the Hands of Two Satyrs from Bacchanales, or Satyrs' Games

1763

Etching of a nymph riding a satyr's back inside an oval medallion, surrounded by leafy woodland, by Fragonard.

Nymph Riding on a Satyr's Back, from Bacchanales, or Satyrs' Games

1763

Etching of a dense garden with trees, a seated stone statue, balustrades, lion sculptures and small figures.

The Little Park (Le petite parc)

c. 1763

Brown wash drawing of a garden with tall pine trees, a ladder, statues, a balustrade, figures and cattle.

Gardens of an Italian Villa (Villa Medici?)

1773/1774

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman and children watching a standing woman with a small dog in a garden.

The Education of a Dog

n.d.

Etching of St. Jerome seated on a rock, bowed in prayer, with an angel behind him and two cherubs among clouds above.

St. Jerome

n.d.

Etching of a standing robed figure gesturing to kneeling and seated men at a stone ledge, with angels in clouds above.

Institution of the Eucharist

1764

Etching of a winged angel holding a crown and palm above two reclining figures, after Annibale Carracci's dome design.

Angel Holding a Palm and a Crown

1764

Etching of a young nude girl riding a satyr within an oval frame surrounded by leafy foliage, with a vessel on the ground.

A Young Girl Astride a Satyr

n.d.

Etching of a curly-haired toddler in flowing drapery playing with a puppet beside a small dog, by Fragonard.

Fanfan

1778

Brown wash drawing of a woman in drapery and armed men gathered before a tent under a dark, stormy sky.

Isabella Abandons Her Home to Follow Odorico and His Men

Brown wash drawing of a nude woman chained on rocks above a boat, with a sea monster and a trident-wielding figure above.

Angelica Is Exposed to the Orc

1780s

Brown wash drawing of a man in a boat wielding an anchor amid stormy clouds and waves, with a winged figure above.

Orlando Kills the Orc with an Anchor