The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
François I Brandishing a Sword
c. 1815–30
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard was the son of the famous painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard, but developed a very different artistic style than his father.Description
Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard developed a dramatic, narrative style of drawing that was well suited for illustration, and this sheet may have been one such design. Like many of his contemporaries, Fragonard was interested in modern history, focusing on important figures of the recent past. Here, he likely depicted the French king François I (1494–1547), a frequent subject of his work.- Carl Robert Rudolph [c. 1884-1974], London, United Kingdom1979(Jan Milner, New York, NY)1979-2008Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OHDecember 2, 2019The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.254