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The Little Park

Jean Honoré Fragonard French

ca. 1765

Not on view

The craggy trees that Fragonard added to the foreground of the wash version of The Little Park on view nearby (ca. 1763–65) were carried over to a painted version and then, in turn, to this jewel-like work done in gouache, an opaque form of watercolor. Executed on a smaller scale than the painted version of the composition, it has a more silvery gray palette with touches of ocher and rust, suggesting early fall.

The Little Park, Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris), Gouache on vellum — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Little Park

Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)

Date: ca. 1765

Medium: Gouache on vellum

Dimensions: 7 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (19.7 × 24.1 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: The Morgan Library & Museum, New York (1997.85)

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