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In the Salon of Aline, Marquise of Castelmont

ca. 1770-75
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints