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Jean-Honoré Fragonard

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Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman on a rearing horse, with armored rider, putti and clouds above.

Orlando and Angelica Arrive at Charlemagne's Camp

Loose sketch of a winged hippogryph in clouds, with an armored rider reaching for it from rocky ground below.

Bradamante Tries to Catch Hold of the Hippogryph [recto]

1780s

Etching of an angel descending toward a seated hermit beside a staff in a rocky desert landscape.

Hermit Saint in the Desert

1752/56

Etching of an angel offering food to a bearded hermit seated among rocks, with a staff at his side.

An Angel Bringing Food to a Hermit

ca. 1750-56

Etching of a reclining bearded saint supported by an angel, with a lion at his feet and a cherub holding a book in clouds abo

The Vision of Saint Jerome

1763-64

Etching of a bearded saint seated on clouds with putti holding a book and tablet beside him.

Saint Luke

ca. 1764

Engraving of a reclining woman beside a spilled milk jug, two boys watching, clouds with animals above, in an ornate frame.

Le Pot au Lait

n.d.

Engraving of a young woman in a billowing gown running across a grassy hill while a man peeks from the grass behind her.

La Fuite a Dessein

Etching of two reclining men, one bearded and gesturing, the other pointing upward, against a stippled background.

Moses and a Prophet

1763-64

Engraving of a woman writing with a quill as a cupid kisses her cheek, framed by a garland of roses.

L'Inspiration Favorable

n.d.

Engraving of elegantly dressed figures playing a game in a wooded park beside a waterfall, set in an oval frame with leaf gar

Jeu de Societe dans un Parc

n.d.

Etching of The Last Supper: robed figures at a long table in a room with an ornate ceiling and hanging lamp.

The Last Supper

ca. 1764

Etching of a classical banquet with seated figures, columns, a cherub on clouds, and a small dog in the foreground.

The Banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra

1763-64

Etching of a soldier and robed senators gathered before a classical arched hall, with fasces in the background.

Fabius Maximus before the Senate at Carthage

1763-64

Etching of a seated draped woman gazing upward as a haloed winged child reaches toward her, with a cherub and a bird.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

ca. 1764

Etching of a woman raising a tambourine beside a satyr holding a child, a putto nearby, framed by dense foliage.

Danse de satyres

n.d.

Etching of a bacchante with grapes embracing a young satyr beside a tree and urn.

Bacchante et jeune satyre

n.d.

Etching of two women riding a pale horse through dense foliage while a kneeling figure in dark robes reaches toward them.

La Fuite de Clelie

1763-64

Etching of a satyr and nude nymph each holding an infant, framed as a relief panel beneath arching foliage.

Bacchanale - Satyr and Nymph with Infant and Infant Satyr

n.d.

Red chalk print of a seated man in a frock coat and powdered wig, arm draped over a chair back, books on a shelf behind.

Portrait de Bergeret

ca. 1770-71

Femme debout de face

1772

Engraving of a family in an interior, a child standing on a chest while a woman and man look on, in an oval garland frame.

Le Petit Predicateur

n.d.

Engraving of a mother with several children, a donkey, and a man in a doorway, within an oval ivy frame with inscription.

L'Heureuse Fecondite

n.d.

Oval etching of a mother holding an infant with children around her, a bearded man and goat at a doorway, and a stone interio

The Happy Family (L'Heureuse fécondité)

n.d.

Engraving of women and children in a kitchen, one frying fritters over a fire, framed by a foliate oval border.

Les Beignets

n.d.

Engraving of children playing with dogs and a woman in a fireplace room, set in an oval frame with chestnut garland.

L'Education fait tout

n.d.

Engraving of a woman in a long gown carving a tree trunk as a spaniel watches from a bench in a garden.

Le Chiffre d'Amour

n.d.

Engraving of two young sisters in ruffled gowns embracing on a chair beside a floral garland, with classical columns behind t

Les Jeunes Soeurs

n.d.

Engraving of a seated gentleman, a kneeling peasant and onlookers before columns and a classical statue of a helmeted woman.

Le Paysan qui avait offense son Seigneur, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'im…

1795

Etching of a woman leaning over a sleeping figure in a stable, with horses, stone columns and shelves behind.

Le Muletier, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an II…

1795

Engraving of a stormy landscape with large oak trees, a flock of sheep, and a shepherd on a path under dark clouds.

Le Temps Orageux

n.d.

Engraving of a man sliding a bolt on a wall as a woman embraces him, with a bed and drapery in a dim room.

Le Verrou

n.d.

Engraved print of a seated man holding a standing woman's hand beside a writing desk with a quill, in a paneled interior.

Le Contrat

n.d.

Engraving of a couple embracing in a garden with cupids, a leaning inscribed tablet, and a stone pedestal at right.

Le Serment d'Amour

1786

Engraving of a woman on a swing in a lush garden, watched by two men and a cupid statue beside a fountain.

Les Hazards heureux de l'Escarpolette (The Swing)

n.d.

Engraved oval scene of a seated mother with a child and sleeping infant in a cradle, a man pouring at right, dense trees behi

La Bonne Mere

n.d.

Engraving of elegantly dressed women and a crowd in a wooded clearing before a ruined Gothic arcade with a statue.

Pelerinage a Saint Nicolas

n.d.

Engraved domestic scene of a mother holding an infant, surrounded by children, a dog, and a donkey near a doorway.

La Mere de Famille

n.d.

Engraving of a woman with children on a platform in a farmhouse interior, with a goat and a man at the doorway.

La Famille du Fermier

n.d.

Print of nymphs and cupids gathered around a fountain beneath trees, with putti tumbling on clouds in the foreground.

La Fontaine d'Amour

1785

Monochrome print of a sleeping man on a couch, with a winged female figure and cherubs descending on clouds above him.

Le Songe d'Amour

n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a barefoot fisherman in a tricorn hat carrying a net, with a boat on the shore behind him.

A Fisherman Pulling a Net

1774

Grey wash drawing of a religious scene with two women, an infant, a winged angel and a cherub inside a tall arched panel.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

ca. 1761

Red chalk drawing of a barefoot fisherman in a wide hat leaning on an oar beside a chain and iron ring.

A Fisherman Leaning on an Oar

1774

Etching of a man stepping out of a wardrobe as two men with a stick approach in a bedroom, titled L'Armoire.

De kast (L’Armoire)

1778

Etching of an allegorical scene with a robed elderly man, a crowned woman, a winged figure with shield, and lightning in the

Allegorische voorstelling van Amerika met Benjamin Franklin

1778

Red chalk drawing of tall cypress trees in an Italian park with small figures, a statue, and a stone balustrade.

A Stand of Cypresses in an Italian Park

c. 1760

Sepia wash drawing of a seated woman in a long gown turned toward another figure seen from behind in an interior.

The Reading

c. 1765/1775

Grey wash drawing of a family visit: a woman in bed holds an infant while visitors, a child and a dog gather around her.

Visit to the Nurse

c. 1780/1790

Brown wash drawing of tall cypress trees framing a staircase and villa facade with small figures in a garden.

The Avenue of Cypresses at Villa d'Este

1760 and c. 1765

Brown wash drawing of an older man with long wavy hair and a cravat, signed B. Franklin at lower left.

Benjamin Franklin

c. 1778

Bull of the Roman Campagna

1773/74

Sketch of a bearded knight raising a sword beside a helmet on a pedestal in a vaulted interior.

Don Quixote about to Strike the Helmet

1780s

Pen and wash drawing of a muleteer raising a club over a fallen armored knight, with distant horsemen on a hill.

The Muleteer Attacking Don Quixote as He Lies Helpless on the Ground

1780s

Ink and wash drawing of an armored knight on a horse charging into a windmill with broken sails.

Don Quixote Attacking the Windmill

1780s

Brown wash drawing of a fallen armored knight with a lance, a gesturing figure, and a windmill in a sketched landscape.

Don Quixote Defeated by the Windmill

1780s

Pen and wash drawing of an armored knight on horseback confronting a turbaned rider, with fallen figures and a broken lance i

Don Quixote Attacking the Biscayan

1780s

Brown wash drawing of two men in a forest, one in armor kneeling, the other pointing, with tall trees framing a distant hill.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Witness the Attack on Rocinante

1780s

Sepia drawing of an armored warrior raising a sword among fallen figures, with a winged figure flying overhead in clouds.

Rinaldo in the Enchanted Forest

ca. 1763

Pen and wash drawing of a seated armored knight greeted by robed monks beneath gothic arches.

Rinaldo is Welcomed by the Monks

1780s

Pen and wash drawing of an armored knight and a veiled woman seated across a table, with sketched winged figures above.

Olympia Tells Roland Her Sad Story

1780s

Etching of two women embracing on a cloud, one draped in cloth and one nude, with fine hatched sky and clouds.

Mythological Scene, possibly Diana Seducing Callisto

ca. 1764

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a tall, widely branching tree, a smaller tree, and loose shrubs on pale paper.

Landschap met wijdvertakte boom

1742

Pencil sketch of figure studies, with a rowing boat with passengers at center and standing and seated figures along the botto

Studies van personen in een boot

1742

Pen and wash sketch of Europa riding a white bull with attendants and cherubs in loose clouds, by Fragonard, 1742.

Europa ontvoerd door Jupiter in de gedaante van een stier

1742

Pencil sketches of draped reclining figures on one sheet, with handwritten French inscriptions below, attributed to Fragonard

Schetsen naar schilderijen in de Trinità dei Monti en het Palazzo Spada

1742

Etching of Villa d'Este gardens in Tivoli with a curved staircase, two statues, tall cypress trees and small figures.

View of the gardens at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, cyprus trees to right, a staircase leading to the villa at left, t…

1764

Etching of Saint Mark with a winged lion, an angel, and putti among clouds, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Saint Mark

ca. 1761-65

Etching of a religious ceremony with a priest holding a candle, an infant on a draped table, and a woman and onlookers beside

The Circumcision

ca. 1764

Brustbild eines Mannes im Dreiviertelprofil nach rechts

Monochrome wash drawing of a bearded man and seated woman below clouds, with putti and a tree in the sky.

Sakripant und Angelika

Etching of a banquet in a colonnaded hall, with cupid and a reclining figure on clouds above seated guests and a kneeling ser

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra

1762

Graphite sketch of turbaned men tending cattle and horses in an open landscape, mounted on pale blue paper.

Oriental Scene

1770

Graphite sketch of two women with a dog and a flock of sheep in a grassy pastoral landscape.

Pastoral Scene

1780