The image shows a woman and a man indoors. The woman stands beside a desk holding a small object, while the man is seated on a sofa embracing her waist. The woman has curly hair and wears an elaborate dress, while the man has curly hair as well and is dressed in formal attire. The room has framed paintings and ornate wall decorations, with furniture and a small dog present. The background is richly decorated.
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The image shows a woman and a man indoors. The woman stands beside a desk holding a small object, while the man is seated on a sofa embracing her waist. The woman has curly hair and wears an elaborate dress, while the man has curly hair as well and is dressed in formal attire. The room has framed paintings and ornate wall decorations, with furniture and a small dog present. The background is richly decorated.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A femme avare galant escroc

Jacques Aliamet and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Print
Accession number
1953.6.183
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Fragonard plates for "Contes et nouvelles" by La Fontaine

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Seated figure
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Woman
  • Dog
  • Man

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