DrawingsFrench20th century

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

20th century

Artists

Jean-Honoré FragonardArtist

Classification

Drawings

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

Culture

French

Century

20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.6 x 29.6 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[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.