Portrait of Jean Honoré Fragonard
This etching is based on a portrait drawing by Jacques Antoine Marie Lemoine (1751–1824) depicting Fragonard holding a porte-crayon. The drawing dates to 1797 and was owned by Hippolyte Walferdin, the great 19th-century collector of Fragonard's drawings. The print was likely made in 1880, at the time of Walferdin's estate sale, when his collection would have been on public view.
In the drawing, Lemoine has placed fragonard against a flat backdrop. In the etching, Tiburce de Mare has added a stormy mountainous coastline.
In the drawing, Lemoine has placed fragonard against a flat backdrop. In the etching, Tiburce de Mare has added a stormy mountainous coastline.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of Jean Honoré Fragonard
- Artist: After Jacques Antoine Marie Lemoine (French, Rouen 1751–1824 Paris)
- Printmaker: Tiburce de Mare (French, Paris 1840–1900 Boissy-St-Léger)
- Printer: A. Beillet (French, active 19th century)
- Sitter: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1880
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (44.5 × 32 cm)
Plate: 9 3/8 × 6 15/16 in. (23.8 × 17.7 cm)
Image: 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (19 × 14 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Katrin Bellinger, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.409.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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