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Saint Phar Escaping through the Window of Aline's Room

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.
Following their brief reunion, Aline and Saint Phar are surprised in her bedroom by her husband, the sultan of Golconda. Saint Phar barely manages to escape by jumping out the window.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Phar Escaping through the Window of Aline's Room
  • Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1770-75
  • Medium: Brown wash over black chalk underdrawing
  • Dimensions: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.5 × 16.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Irene Roosevelt Aitken
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints