The Circumcision
Jean Honoré Fragonard · ca. 1764 · Etching, second state of two
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Marked public domain by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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About this picture
The Circumcision is a public-domain illustration by Jean Honoré Fragonard, dated ca. 1764. Etching, second state of two. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“The Circumcision” (ca. 1764) 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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