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An etching portrays a group of figures seated upon clouds and a winged woman holding a shield flying above.

An etching portrays a group of figures seated upon clouds. A man in robes sits at the top, with a crowned woman to the right and a soldier to the left. Two figures lay below. Above the group, a winged woman holding a shield flies above. Lightning strikes in the background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42415.4
People
Marguerite Gérard, French (1761 - 1837)
After Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French (Grasse 1732 - 1806 Paris)
Title
To the Genius of Franklin
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1778
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371407

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet:: 55.1 × 41 cm (21 11/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
frame: 73.7 × 58.4 cm (29 × 23 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1946
Object Number
TL42415.4
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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