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A Boy in a Red-lined Cloak

1780s

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

(French, 1732–1806)
Culture
France, 18th century
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
Framed: 36 x 27 x 3.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.); Unframed: 20.8 x 16 cm (8 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey 1942.49
Public Domain
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Location
216B French and German
Print

Description

In the course of his long career, Fragonard produced more than 550 paintings. In this particular painting, the seventeenth-century costume, the brown palette, and his technique suggest that Fragonard is reflecting upon the work of Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt rather than his teacher François Boucher. While there is considerable evidence that the sitter is Alexander Evariste Fragonard, the artist's son, this identity has never been confirmed.
A vertically oriented oil painting on wood in soft, layered brushstrokes depicts a boy with light skin tone and curly brown hair. He looks at us, his youthful features and rosy cheeks emerging from a shadowy, dark gray background. He wears a dark cloak with a vibrant red lining draped over his shoulders, layered above a broad gray collar and ruffled white neckline that catches the light.

A Boy in a Red-lined Cloak

1780s

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

(French, 1732–1806)
France, 18th century

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