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The image shows a pastoral scene with grazing sheep in the foreground, a man and a woman sitting among boulders in the middle ground, and distant trees and hills under a cloudy sky in the background. The etching technique creates detailed texture using fine lines and cross-hatching. The color palette is monochromatic in varying shades of sepia.
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The image shows a pastoral scene with grazing sheep in the foreground, a man and a woman sitting among boulders in the middle ground, and distant trees and hills under a cloudy sky in the background. The etching technique creates detailed texture using fine lines and cross-hatching. The color palette is monochromatic in varying shades of sepia.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Annette a l'age de vingt ans (Annette at the Age of Twenty Years)

François Godefroy, after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Date
1772
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1942.9.2299
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Tree
  • Male figure
  • Sheep
  • Portrait

NGA object ID 2930. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.