Orpheus and Eurydice (recto)

Jean Honoré Fragonard, c. 1761

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Orpheus and Eurydice (recto), c. 1761. black chalk.

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black chalk · Sheet: 28.9 x 22.7 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Orpheus and Eurydice (recto)
Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)
Date: c. 1761
Medium: black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 28.9 x 22.7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1732–1806

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