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Source Description
Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard developed a dramatic, narrative style of drawing that was well suited for illustration, and this sheet may have been one such design. Like many of his contemporaries, Fragonard was interested in modern history, focusing on important figures of the recent past. Here, he likely depicted the French king François I (1494–1547), a frequent subject of his work.
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Document identity
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74614
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François I Brandishing a Sword
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drawing
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74614
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drawing
title
François I Brandishing a Sword
description
Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard developed a dramatic, narrative style of drawing that was well suited for illustration, and this sheet may have been one such design. Like many of his contemporaries, Fragonard was interested in modern history, focusing on important figures of the recent past. Here, he likely depicted the French king François I (1494–1547), a frequent subject of his work.
date
c. 1815–30
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q84278680
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38914
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Drawing
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dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 16.9 x 12.2 cm (6 5/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
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France, 19th century
accession
2019.254
Source extras
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Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash with graphite underdrawing and white and yellow gouache heightening on wove paper
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François I Brandishing a Sword, c. 1815–30. Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard (French, 1781–1850). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash with graphite underdrawing and white and yellow gouache heightening on wove paper; sheet: 16.9 x 12.2 cm (6 5/8 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2019.254
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
on verso at left margin, in pencil: no 36 / Fragonard fils / 200F
inscription
at upper right, in pencil: 82/24
didYouKnow
Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard was the son of the famous painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard, but developed a very different artistic style than his father.
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Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:02.778000
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74614
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Drawings
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DR - French
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Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash with graphite underdrawing and white and yellow gouache heightening on wove paper
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male
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