Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog
ca. 1769
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
32 x 25 3/4 in. (81.3 x 65.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1937
Accession Number
37.118
Tags
Art Historical Context
Jean Honoré Fragonard *Marie Emilie Coignet deson (1716–1806) with a Dog* (ca. 1769) captures the elegance of an aristocratic sitter in oil on canvas, a medium favored for its luminous depth and ability to convey texture in 18th-century portraiture At 32 x 25 3/4 inches, this work from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Fragonard’s Rococo style—playful, sensual, and with a lighthearted intimacy that defined the final flourish of the French ancien régime. Painted when Marie Emilie was in her fifties, the portrait features her with a loyal dog, a motif symbolizing fidelity and refinement among the ...
About the Artist
Jean Honoré Fragonard · 1732–1806
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. Born in Grasse, he moved to Paris where he trained under Jean-Baptiste Chardin and François Boucher, winning the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1752. After studying in Italy alongside Hubert Robert, Fragonard returned to Paris in 1761 to fi...