Jean-Honoré Fragonard
French, 1732–1806
The Hermit's Court in the Colosseum
1758
| Medium | Red chalk on paper |
| Dimensions | Mounting Sheet: 14 9/16 x 11 1/8 in. (37 x 28.3 cm) sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 7/16 in. (35.3 x 26.5 cm) |
| Object Number | 2003.9.30 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 2003 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Hermit's Court in the Colosseum, 1758, Red chalk on paper. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 2003.9.30
Select Bibliography
Williams, Eunice. Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 1978-Jan. 21, 1979; Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Feb. 16-April 1, 1979; Frick Collection, New York, April 20-June 3, 1979. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art. 1978.
Moir, Alfred, ed. Old Master Drawings from the Collection of John and Alice Steiner. Yale University Art Gallery, CT, April 18- June 8, 1986; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA, August 9- September 14, 1986; Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, October 5, 1986- January 4, 1987; Muscarelle Museum of Art, William and Mary, VA, February 27- April 12, 1987. New Haven: Yale Univerity Press. 1986.
Ananoff, Alexandre. L'oeuvre dessiné de Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1732-1806. 4 volumes, 1861-70. Paris: F. de Nobele. 1861.
Denison, Cara D., Myra Nan Rosenfeld, and Stephanie Wiles. Exploring Rome: Piranesi and his Contemporaries. Centre Canadien d'Architecture, January 2- August 17, 1993. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 1993.
. Fragonard and Hubert Robert in Rome. French Institute in Rome, December 1990- February 1991. 1990.
Rand, Richard. "Recent Acquisitions (19942005) at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute." The Burlington Magazine 147, no. 1225 (April 2005): 293300.
