id:			167134
accession number:	2009.152.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.152.a
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Orpheus and Eurydice (recto)
, c. 1761. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806). Black chalk; sheet: 28.9 x 22.7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle 2009.152.a

title:				Orpheus and Eurydice (recto)

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creation date:			c. 1761
creation date earliest:		1757
creation date latest:		1766
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creditline:			Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	black chalk
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 28.9 x 22.7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

	Ex collection: [Lucien Goldschmidt, New York, 1980]
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	Aware of the Cleveland Museum of Art's fine collection of Italian and French drawings, Joseph McCrindle has given five sheets, five Italian and one French, to the CMA. Please see no. 1 for ex collections.
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