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The Stubborn Donkey

Jean Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non French
Jean Honoré Fragonard French

1762

Not on view

The abbé de Saint-Non, Fragonard’s friend and patron, was an enthusiastic printmaker. He made this lively etching, based on a drawing by Fragonard, in 1762, the year after the two men returned from Italy. It was likely Saint-Non’s engagement with the technique that led Fragonard, shortly after this print was made, to create a series of etchings inspired by Italy.

The Stubborn Donkey, Jean Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non (French, Paris 1727–1791 Paris), Etching — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Stubborn Donkey

Artist: Jean Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non (French, Paris 1727–1791 Paris)

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

Date: 1762

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Plate: 8 × 11 3/4 in. (20.3 × 29.8 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The New York Public Library, Purchase, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations (MESG [103124])

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