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The Stalled Cart, 1759. Pen and black ink, brush and brown, gray and red wash, red chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper.

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Pen and black ink, brush and brown, gray and red wash, red chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper · 21.6 × 39.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
The Stalled Cart
Artist
Jean-Honoré Fragonard French, 1732-1806
Date
1759
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and brown, gray and red wash, red chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper
Dimensions
21.6 × 39.6 cm (8 9/16 × 15 5/8 in.)
Credit line
Gift of the Print and Drawing Club
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1732–1806

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The Stalled Cart · Jean Honoré Fragonard, 1759
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