Lot 45
Lot 45
Property from the Collection of Nina R. and Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.
JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD (Grasse 1732-1806 Paris)

Two young women on unicorns meet Ruggiero (Orlando furioso, VI, 68-70)

    Price Realised USD 20,000
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    USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
    Closed: 28 Jan 2021
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    JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD (Grasse 1732-1806 Paris)

    Two young women on unicorns meet Ruggiero (Orlando furioso, VI, 68-70)

    Price Realised USD 20,000
    Closed: 28 Jan 2021
    Price Realised USD 20,000
    Closed: 28 Jan 2021
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    JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD (Grasse 1732-1806 Paris)
    Two young women on unicorns meet Ruggiero (Orlando furioso, VI, 68-70)
    black chalk, brown and gray wash
    161⁄8 x 97⁄8 in. (41.1 x 25 cm)
    Provenance
    see under lot 40.
    Literature
    E. Mongan, P. Hofer and J. Seznec, Fragonard. Drawings for Ariosto, London, 1945, p. 79, pl. 134 (as illustrating XXXIV, 24, Lidia advances to meet Alceste).
    M.-A. Dupuy-Vachey, Fragonard et le Roland Furieux, Paris, 2003, no. 40, p. 381, ill.
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