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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1961.131
People
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
  • 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
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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

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