Portrait de Bergeret
ca. 1770–71
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 18 7/8 x 14 5/16 in. (48 x 36.4 cm) image: 15 1/4 x 11 5/16 in. (38.8 x 28.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.408
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Portrait de Bergeret," created around 1770–71, is a captivating etching attributed to Jean Honoré Frard in collaboration with engraver Gilles Demarteau Fragonard, a leading figure of the French Rococo movement, was renowned for his playful, fluid style and intricate depictions of 18th-century society. This portrait likely captures the likeness of a contemporary figure, Bergeret, rendered with the delicate elegance characteristic of Rococo portraiture, emphasizing personality and charm over rigid formality. Etching, the medium here, allowed for remarkable detail and tonal subtlety, with Demar...
About the Artist
Jean Honoré Fragonard|Gilles Demarteau · 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...