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A Shaded Avenue (L'Allée ombreuse)

Maker

After
(artist)
1732-1806

(etcher)
1700-1799

Title

A Shaded Avenue (L'Allée ombreuse)

Date of Production

18th or 19th century

Medium

printed in brown
etching

Dimensions

Height: 16.3 cm
Width: 12.2 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6330

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords









Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Fragonard F Gv Gr(?) sc //

Stamp: M //

Inscription: Sale Drouot / Paris / 20-23 March, 1882 //

Label: FRAGONARD (JEAN-HONORÉ) / 583 - L'Allée ombreuse. / Formée par de vieux arbres aux troncs noueux / dont les branchages s'enlacent les uns dans les au- / tres, elle fuit se perdant vers le fond, dans la va- / peur. Deux femmes, tenant par la main leurs / enfants, regardent deux chiens qui se pousui- / vent; sur la droite, des statues; quelques per- / sonnages causent assis sur un banc de pierre. / Superbe dessin au bistre, provenant de la col- / lection Walferdin. / Haut., 45 cent.; larg., 35 cent. //

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