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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.278
People
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French (Grasse 1732 - 1806 Paris)
Title
The Armoire
Other Titles
Original Language Title: L'Armoire
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1778
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370254

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
image: 34.5 × 46.2 cm (13 9/16 × 18 3/16 in.)
sheet: 39.6 × 50.3 cm (15 9/16 × 19 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower left: fragonard 1778 Sculp. invenit
  • inscription: in plate, lower center: L'ARMOIRE
  • inscription: verso, lowre right, graphite: EEUN
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 75125

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[R. E. Lewis, Inc. Original Prints and Drawings, Larkspur Landing, California], sold; to Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1992, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/iv
Standard Reference Number
Wildenstein 23

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.278
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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