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A seated male nude figure. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

Young children playing a game of hide-and-seek. Etching by Adolphe Lalauze after Honoré Fragonard.

Jets of water spray naked young women on a bed; suggesting the connection between enemas and eroticism. Process print after an engraving by P.L. Auvray after J.H. Fragonard.

The gaoler opening the door of the prison cell to find Condorcet lying on his bed, having killed himself. Stipple engraving by G. Aliprandi after J.H. Fragonard.

A woman's chemise catches fire. Coloured photomechanical reproduction after A. Legrand after J.H. Fragonard.

A kneeling figure in a monk's habit, with hands clasped in prayer. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

Susanna's innocence is proven by the young prophet Daniel. Engraving by E.G. Krüger after J-H. Fragonard after Valentin de Boulogne.

The followers of Robespierre entering the prison cell in which Loizerolles father and son are kept to take the son away for execution. Stipple engraving by G. Aliprandi after J.H. Fragonard.

Cecilia Renaud is apprehended by soldiers after being suspected of intending to assassinate Robespierre. Stipple engraving by G. Aliprandi after J.H. Fragonard.

A seated male nude figure with right arm outstretched, seen from behind. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

Two women trying to seat a hysterical hypochondriac while a cat arches its back. Coloured lithograph after J.H. Fragonard.

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Images from the collections

Images by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Works from the collections

A woman's chemise catches fire. Coloured photomechanical reproduction after A. Legrand after J.H. Fragonard.

Cecilia Renaud is apprehended by soldiers after being suspected of intending to assassinate Robespierre. Stipple engraving by G. Aliprandi after J.H. Fragonard.

A seated male nude figure. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

A seated male nude figure with right arm outstretched, seen from behind. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

A kneeling figure in a monk's habit, with hands clasped in prayer. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Images from the collections

Images by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Works from the collections

A woman's chemise catches fire. Coloured photomechanical reproduction after A. Legrand after J.H. Fragonard.

Cecilia Renaud is apprehended by soldiers after being suspected of intending to assassinate Robespierre. Stipple engraving by G. Aliprandi after J.H. Fragonard.

A seated male nude figure. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

A seated male nude figure with right arm outstretched, seen from behind. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

A kneeling figure in a monk's habit, with hands clasped in prayer. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.

Frequent collaborators

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