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The Bread Box

ca. 1775-77
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
In limpid layers of golden brown wash, Fragonard celebrates the simple joys of rustic domesticity. Communal scenes, such as this vignette showing two women distributing bread to villagers, allow for a broad cast of characters, from animals to barefoot toddlers to old men.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Bread Box
  • Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1775-77
  • Medium: Brown wash over black chalk underdrawing
  • Dimensions: 10 3/8 × 15 3/8 in. (26.4 × 39.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Private collection
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints