Harvard Art Museums > 2005.82: The Gardens and Terraces of the Villa d'Este at the Foot of the Fountain of the Organ (Les Cascatelles); verso: Study for the Figure of Callirhoë Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Gardens and Terraces of the Villa d'Este at the Foot of the Fountain of the Organ (Les Cascatelles); verso: Study for the Figure of Callirhoë (Imitator of Jean-Honoré Fragonard) , 2005.82,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/100022. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.82 People Imitator of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French (Grasse 1732 - 1806 Paris) Title The Gardens and Terraces of the Villa d'Este at the Foot of the Fountain of the Organ (Les Cascatelles); verso: Study for the Figure of Callirhoë Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 20th century Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/100022 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream modern laid paper, with framing line in brown ink; verso: gray wash and red chalk (or red wash), rubbed Dimensions 22.6 x 29.6 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower right, brown ink: frago Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Unidentified dealer, Paris], sold; to [Hallsborough Gallery, London], sold; to Eugene V. Thaw, 1960, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005. NOTE: According to a former director of the gallery, the drawing was purchased for "almost nothing" from a small dealer in Paris. See Geraldine Norman, The Times, March 9, 1978. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.82 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Alexandre Ananoff, L'Œuvre dessiné de Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), Libraire F. de Nobele (Paris, 1961-1970), vol. 2, cat. no. 918, p. 131 Geraldine Norman, "More than 30 'Fragonard' drawings may be fakes", The Times [London] (March 8, 1978), p. 1 Geraldine Norman, "When a Fragonard copy looks just too good to be true", The Times [London] (March 9, 1978), p. 12 Pierre Rosenberg, Fragonard, exh. cat., Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, 1988), p. 113(?) [Rosenberg cites A. 918, "recently sold in Munich"] Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
