1961.131: Couple Embracing, Supported by Two Dancing Satyrs; Drawing of an Antique Table and an Altar
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1961.131
- People
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French (Grasse 1732 - 1806 Paris)
- Title
- Couple Embracing, Supported by Two Dancing Satyrs; Drawing of an Antique Table and an Altar
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 18th century
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/296842
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper adhered to gray antique laid paper
- Dimensions
- 23.4 x 18.4 cm (9 3/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- watermark: Horn, initials GR; Heawood 2750
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer
- Accession Year
- 1961
- Object Number
- 1961.131
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Eunice Williams, Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections, exh. cat., National Gallery of Art (Washington, 1978), cat. no. 9, p. 44, repr. p. 45
- Sonia Couturier, French Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada / Dessins français du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, exh. cat., National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, 2004), under cat. no. 23, p. 67
Verification Level
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