Etching with Aquatint after Jean Claude Richard "L'Ane Rétif"

Item Details

After Jean Claude Richard, (France, 1727–1791)
After Jean Honoré Fragonard (France, 1732–1806)
L’Ane Rétif, mid-late 19th-century
Etching with aquatint on paper
Signed in plate to the lower left
Titled to the lower margin

An etching with aquatint on paper after an etching by French engraver Jean Claude Richard after a drawing by Jean Honoré Fragonard titled L’Ane Rétif. This work features a boy trying to drag a stubborn donkey rendered with soft tones. It is signed ‘Fragonard’ in plate to the lower left and marked ‘Saint-non SC. 1770’ in plate to the lower right. This print is presented matted and housed in a giltwood frame beneath glass.

Condition

- paper is toned and contains some water stains; dust and accretions to the mat, glass, and frame; scratches and chipping to frame.

Dimensions

- frame measures; plate measures 10.75" W x 7.75" H.

Item #

18DCC346-019