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Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

1763
Not on view
In this print set of four etchings (see also 1996.238.2-4), Fragonard presents playful bacchanalian scenes in the form of ancient stone reliefs framed by lush, sun-dappled greenery. Whether the reliefs are based on actual antiquities (as was long assumed) or are products of the artist’s imagination, the result is a tour de force of etching. The satyrs, the nymphs, and their offspring are imbued with a convincing sense of animation that belies the conceit of the compositions as depicting time-forgotten relics.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs
  • Series/Portfolio: Les Bacchanales
  • Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)
  • Date: 1763
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (23.2 × 30.8 cm)
    Plate: 5 13/16 × 8 5/16 in. (14.8 × 21.1 cm)
    Image: 5 3/16 × 7 5/8 in. (13.2 × 19.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.328.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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