id: 157332
accession number: 1994.196
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.196
updated: 2023-03-14 12:01:52.935000
The Cupboard, 1778. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806). Etching; sheet: 39.1 x 52.3 cm (15 3/8 x 20 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund 1994.196
title: The Cupboard
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creation date: 1778
creation date earliest: 1778
creation date latest: 1778
current location:
creditline: Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund
copyright:
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culture: France, 18th century
technique: etching
department: Prints
collection: PR - Etching
type: Print
find spot:
catalogue raisonne: Wildenstein 23 ; Baudicour 2
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CREATORS
* Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 39.1 x 52.3 cm (15 3/8 x 20 9/16 in.)
state of the work: W. I/IV ; B. I/III
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints
opening date: 2001-08-26T00:00:00
Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
title: Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings
opening date: 2016-07-16T04:00:00
Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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wall description:
Fragonard designed this popular etching to delight his viewers, who spy on the dramatic scene like the eavesdropping servants in the background. A maiden weeps as her boyfriend, caught hiding in a wardrobe, sheepishly faces the girl’s angry parents. Rumpled bed sheets and the position of the hat give away the passionate activities of the young lovers. Comically, the hat with a broad ribbon held by the boy belongs to his girlfriend. His plain hat with a buttoned-up brim hangs in the cupboard.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, “New Acquisitions Enter the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection,” February 14, 1995, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr3939/page/n1
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.196/1994.196_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.196/1994.196_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.196/1994.196_full.tif