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In the Salon of Aline, Marquise of Castelmont

Jean Honoré Fragonard French

ca. 1770-75

Not on view

This drawing, and two exhibited nearby, belong to a group identified in recent years as illustrations of The Queen of Golconda, an amusing libertine tale by Stanislas Jean de Boufflers, first published in 1761. Here, Aline, a milkmaid seduced and then abandoned by Saint Phar, has made her way to Paris and married a wealthy but elderly marquis, and now hosts a salon for men of letters.

In the Salon of Aline, Marquise of Castelmont, Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris), Brown wash over black chalk underdrawing — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: In the Salon of Aline, Marquise of Castelmont

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

Date: ca. 1770-75

Medium: Brown wash over black chalk underdrawing

Dimensions: 9 1/16 × 6 11/16 in. (23 × 17 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Private collection

Object Number: SL.5.2016.4.1

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