Portrait of Jean-Honore Fragonard

Jean-Honore Fragonard Giclée Fine Art Prints 2 of 4

1732-1806

French Rococo Painter

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) receives the Academy's first prize for painting and sculpture at the age of twenty. He studied at the Royal School for Protégés and in 1756 went to the French Academy in Rome. In the summer of 1760, supported by the friendship of his patron, the Jean-Claude Richard de Saint-Non, he produced marvellous drawings of the gardens of the Villa d'Este, ethereal landscapes, and casual, spontaneous genre scenes.

In 1765, he returned to Paris and presented a painting of a historical theme, "Coresus sacrificing himself to save Callirhoe", to the Salon. The triumph was incredible - the King bought the work and the author, extolled by specialists, won the favor of the Academy.

But he does not reciprocate the honours - he paints neither the canvas with which to be admitted into its bosom, nor the lofty commissions. He worked only for a private clientele, re-creating light and gallant subjects (The Swing, 1767). Fragonard is distinguished by a free, quick and energetic brushstroke. He executed an extraordinary series of fourteen portraits of figures in Spanish costume, 'figures of the imagination', some of whom were famous contemporaries of his (e.g. Denis Diderot), others leading to history or music. He was also a valuable decorator, as evidenced by the decoration of Madame du Barry's château in Louveciennes. Criticism ran rife, however, and the panels were withdrawn. Deeply hurt by these attacks, the artist set off again on a journey to Italy. There he added to his oeuvre a remarkable series of landscapes. After returning to Paris towards the end of 1774, his popularity declined, but Fragonard renewed his style: he handled harmonious combinations of lighter tones, with a finer texture, a technique which, without having lost its freedom, also drew on the Dutch masters.

74 Fragonard Artworks

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Sultana on an Ottoman, c.1772/76 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 13313-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:33.5 x 25 cm
Ball State University Museum of Art, Indiana, USA

Marie-Madeleine Guimard, Dancer, c.1769 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$60.18
SKU: 2958-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:81.5 x 65 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

The Rock, c.1763/65 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$65.70
SKU: 13318-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:53 x 62 cm
Private Collection

The Fountain of Love, c.1785 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$61.28
SKU: 13302-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:63.5 x 50.7 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom

Love Letters, c.1771/73 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$52.20
SKU: 2964-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:317.2 x 216.8 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA

The Two Sisters, c.1769/70 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$58.26
SKU: 19613-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:71.8 x 56 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Fountain of Love, c.1785 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$80.05
SKU: 3524-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:62.2 x 51.4 cm
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA

The Visit to the Nursery, c.1780/84 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$60.04
SKU: 13280-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:73 x 92.1 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

The Falls of Tivoli, n.d. by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$61.56
SKU: 13299-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:72.5 x 60.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

The Fete at Saint-Cloud, n.d. by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 13274-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:unknown
Public Collection

Young Girl Reading, c.1776 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$60.59
SKU: 13310-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:81.1 x 64.8 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

A Satyr Teased by Two Putti, c.1774/80 by Fragonard | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 13283-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:46 x 34.9 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA

Say Please, c.1780 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 13304-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:28.9 x 37.2 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom

The See-Saw, c.1750/52 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$59.22
SKU: 13316-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:120 x 94.5 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain

The White Bull in the Stable, n.d. by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$59.63
SKU: 13295-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:72.5 x 91 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Girl Holding a Dove, n.d. by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$75.74
SKU: 13308-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:69.8 x 69.8 cm
Private Collection

Happy Lovers, c.1760/65 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$55.50
SKU: 13312-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:90.2 x 121.3 cm
Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena, USA

The Small Park (Garden of the Villa d'Este), c.1762/63 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 13300-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:36.6 x 45 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom

Rest on the Flight, c.1750 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$94.53
SKU: 13284-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:66 x 57.2 cm
Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland, USA

Invocation to Love, c.1781 by Fragonard | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 13281-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:33.6 x 41.7 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA

Gimblette, n.d. by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$59.22
SKU: 13273-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Man Playing an Instrument (The Music), 1769 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$59.77
SKU: 2959-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:80 x 65 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

The Stolen Kiss, c.1756/61 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$57.29
SKU: 13272-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:48.3 x 63.5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Thunderstorm (Cart Stuck in the Mud), c.1759 by Fragonard | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$56.19
SKU: 13290-FJH
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Original Size:73 x 97 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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