Joconde: Le lit
1726 to 1750
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1953.6.150
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the National Gallery of Art's virtual galleries, where we encounter *Joconde: Le lit* (Mona Lisa: The Bed), an enchanting etching by Charles Louis Lingée after Jean-Honoré Fragonard, dating from around 1726 to 1750. Part of the esteemed Rosenwald Collection in the Prints department (CG-E), this work captures Fragonard's signature Rococo flair through Lingée's skilled reproductive etching—a technique where acid bites into a metal plate to create intricate, tonal lines ideal for replicating paintings or drawings in multiples. Fragonard, a master of the playful, sensual Rococo style d...