La coquette fixee
Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2311
Art Historical Context
**La Coquette Fixée** is a delightful 18th-century print created by engravers Jacques Couché and Jean Dam after an original composition by the renowned French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Frard. Produced between 1726 and 1750, this etching and engraving captures the playful essence of Fragonard's style, known for its lighthearted, sensual scenes of courtship and flirtation. The title, translating to "The Gazing Coquette," evokes a charming young woman lost in admiration or intrigue, embodying the Rococo era's celebration of love, elegance, and whimsy amid the opulent courts of pre-Revolutionary F...