The Departure by Coach
Jean Honoré Fragonard · c. 1780–89 · Black chalk, and brush and brown wash, with touches of gray wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid card
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Departure by Coach is a public-domain drawing by Jean Honoré Fragonard, dated c. 1780–89. Black chalk, and brush and brown wash, with touches of gray wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid card. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Departure by Coach” (c. 1780–89) is handled with Fragonard’s light, quick paint: a garden, a flirtation, or a figure turned in motion.
About the artist
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) was a French Rococo painter. Gardens, lovers, and a quick brush are his usual subjects. The Swing is the picture people mean by his name.
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