List of works by Fragonard explained

This incomplete list of works by Jean-Honoré Fragonard contains paintings and drawings in a variety of genres. Titles and dates often vary by source.

Paintings

ImageTitleDateSizeCollectionMediumNotes
The See-SawThyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Madrid)
Blind Man's BluffToledo Museum of Art
Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols
(French: Jéroboam sacrifiant aux idoles)
1752115 x 145 cmAcadémie des Beaux-Arts (Paris)Oil on canvas[1]
The Joys of MotherhoodIndianapolis Museum of Art
Psyche Showing Her Sisters Her Gifts from Cupid1753National Gallery (London)
The Birth of Venus1753–1755Musée Grobet-Labadié (Marseilles)
Diana and Endymion94.9 x 136.8 cm (37 3/8 x 53 7/8 in.)National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)[2]
The Musical Contest
The Joys of Motherhood175458 3/4 × 36 3/4 in. (149.2 × 93.3 cm)Detroit Institute of ArtsOil on canvas
The Grape Gatherer175459 1/8 × 33 3/4 inches (150.2 × 85.7 cm)Detroit Institute of ArtsOil on canvas
The Reaper1754
The Shepherdess1754
The Little Pilgrim1755
Winter1755Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Aurora Triumphing over Night95.3 x 131.4 cm (37 1/2 x 51 3/4 in.)Museum of Fine Arts, BostonOil on canvas[3]
Coresus Sacrificing Himself to Save Callirhoe1765Louvre (Paris)Oil on canvas
The Swing
The Storm73 x 97 cmLouvre (Paris)[4]
Landscape with Shepherds and Flock of Sheep176352 x 73 cmNational Museum of Western Art (Tokyo)Oil on canvas[5]
The Trough1763–1765
The Stolen KissMetropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Happy Lovers1760–1765Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, CA)
Music1760–1765Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, CA)
The Philosopher (Saint Jerome)1764
Head of an Old Man1765Musée Jacquemart-André (Paris)
The Swing176781 cm × 64.2 cm (31+7⁄8 in × 25+1⁄4 in)Wallace Collection (London)
Jean-Claude Richard, Abbot of Saint-Non, Dressed à l'Espagnole93.8 cm × 73.8 cm (36.9 in × 29.1 in)Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (Barcelona)
Fanciful Figure1769Louvre (Paris)
The Two SistersMetropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Young Woman with Brown Hair1769Fogg Museum (Cambridge, MA)
A Young Girl Reading (The Reader)
(French: La Liseuse)
National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
François-Henri d'Harcourt1769Private collectionFantastical Portraits (Portraits de fantaisie)
Inspiration1769Louvre (Paris)Fantastical Portraits (Portraits de fantaisie)
Portrait of a Man (Denis Diderot)82 x 65 cmLouvre (Paris)Oil on canvasFantastical Portraits (Portraits de fantaisie)[6]
Portrait of a Man (The Warrior)Clark Art Institute (Williamstown, MA)Fantastical Portraits (Portraits de fantaisie)
The Woman With A Dog1769Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)Fantastical Portraits (Portraits de fantaisie)
The Music LessonLouvre (Paris)
The Model's First Session
(Les Débuts du modèle)
Musée Jacquemart-André (Paris)
The Raised Chemise
(La Chemise enlevée)
Louvre (Paris)
Allegory of VigilanceMetropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
The Goddess MinervaDetroit Institute of ArtsOil on canvas
Woman Looking in a MirrorUtah Museum of Fine Arts (Salt Lake City)
Love as FollyNational Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)Oil on canvas
Love the SentinelNational Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)Oil on canvas
The Love Letter1770–1775
Girl with Dog1770–1775Alte Pinakothek (Munich)
The Pre-arranged Flight1772–73Fogg Museum (Cambridge, MA)
The Adoration of the ShepherdsLouvre (Paris)
The Happy FamilyNational Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
The Visit to the Nursery73 x 92.1 cm (28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in.)National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
A Game of Hot Cockles
The Pursuit1771–72125 1/8 x 84 7/8 in. (317.8 x 215.6 cm)Frick Collection (New York City)Oil on canvasThe Progress of Love (Les Progrès de l'amour)
The Meeting1771–72125 x 96 in. (317.5 x 243.8 cm)Frick Collection (New York City)Oil on canvasThe Progress of Love (Les Progrès de l'amour)
Love Letters1771–72124 7/8 x 85 3/8 in. (317.2 x 216.9 cm)Frick Collection (New York City)Oil on canvasThe Progress of Love (Les Progrès de l'amour)
The Lover Crowned1771–72125 1/8 x 95 3/4 in. (317.8 x 243.2 cm)Frick Collection (New York City)Oil on canvasThe Progress of Love (Les Progrès de l'amour)
Reverie125 1/8 x 77 5/8 in. (317.8 x 197.2 cm)Frick Collection (New York City)Oil on canvasThe Progress of Love (Les Progrès de l'amour)
Blind Man's BuffTimken Museum of Art (San Diego)
Constance de Lowendal1775–1785São Paulo Museum of Art
The Bolt1777
The Stolen Kiss1787Hermitage Museum (Saint Petersburg)
The Beloved Child1780sFogg Museum (Cambridge, MA)
The First Steps1780sFogg Museum (Cambridge, MA)
The Angora Cat
Boy Attempting to Restrain a Cow by a RopeMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Burning Fuse
(Le feu aux poudres)
Louvre (Paris)
The Beautiful ServantNationalmuseum (Stockholm)
In the Wheat
Pastoral Landscape with a Shepherd and Shepherdess at Rest
Two Girls on a Bed Playing with their Dogs
Cephalus and ProcrisMusée des Beaux Arts d'Angers
The Sacrifice of CallirhoeReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid)
Coresus and CallirhoeMusée des Beaux-Arts d'AngersOil sketch

Drawings

!Image!Title!Date!Size!Collection!Medium!Notes
Portrait of Bergeret1770–1
  • sheet: 18 7/8 x 14 5/16 in. (48 x 36.4 cm)
  • image: 15 1/4 x 11 5/16 in. (38.8 x 28.7 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
A Gathering at Wood's Edge1770–314 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (37.5 x 49.2 cm)
Nègrepelisse Castle near Montauban177336.2 x 48.4 cmMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam)
A Shaded Avenue1774The Getty (Los Angeles)
Cypress Avenue at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli1774Albertina (Vienna)
The Party CookWallraf–Richartz Museum (Cologne)
Young Woman Standing1775–8Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam)
The Armoire1778National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
To the Genius of FranklinWhite House (Washington, D.C.)
White Bull and a Dog in a StableAlbertina (Vienna)
A Young Woman Dozing
The Girl with the Marmot

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jéroboam sacrifiant aux idoles (PRP 7) . POP: la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine.
  2. Web site: Diana and Endymion, c. 1753/1756 (1960.6.2) . National Gallery of Art.
  3. Web site: Aurora Triumphing over Night (2013.62) . Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  4. Web site: L'orage, dit aussi La Charrette embourbée (MI 1063) . Louvre.
  5. Web site: Landscape with Shepherds and Flock of Sheep (P.2000-0001) . National Museum of Western Art.
  6. Web site: Portrait de Mr Meunier, dit autrefois Portrait de Denis Diderot (RF 1972 14) . Louvre.