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
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creditline:			Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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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
	<i>Inventive Impressions:  18th- and 19-Century French Prints</i>. 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
	<i>Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings</i>. 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

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.196/1994.196_full.tif