Orlando and Ferrau engage in the duel
Drawing
about 1780 (Drawn)
about 1780 (Drawn)
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Rapid sketch of mounted duelling figures
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black chalk and brown wash |
| Brief description | Jean Honoré Fragonard, Orlando and Ferrau engage in the duel (Ferragus et Roland en plein comba). Illustration to Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, Canto XII. Fragonard. Black chalk and brown wash, c.1780. French School |
| Physical description | Rapid sketch of mounted duelling figures |
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| Literary reference | Ariosto. Orlando Furioso, Canto XII |
| Bibliographic reference | Marie-Anne Dupuy Vachey: Fragonard et le Roland Furieux, Paris, 2003, p.386, cat.116 Illustrated p.261 |
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| Accession number | E.997-1979 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2003 |
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