Property from the Collection of Nina R. and Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.
JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD (Grasse 1732-1806 Paris)
Orlando subdues a brigand with a firebrand (Orlando furioso, XIII, 34-36)
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Price Realised USD 35,000
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USD 12,000 - USD 18,000
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JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD (Grasse 1732-1806 Paris)
Orlando subdues a brigand with a firebrand (Orlando furioso, XIII, 34-36)
This sheet is one of a series of at least 179 drawings produced by Fragonard around 1780 illustrating Ludovico Ariosto’s sixteenth-century epic poem Orlando furioso. Here, the story's hero, Orlando, is wielding a firebrand in order to subdue a brigand who had kept the young Isabella, daughter of the King of Galicia, prisoner in a cave for eight months. It is not known whether Fragonard embarked on the ambitious project for his own pleasure or in the hope of obtaining a commission for an illustrated printed edition. At Fragonard’s death the series was retained by his fmily in Grasse until it was acquired by the great collector of French 18th Century art, Hippolyte Walferdin. By 1928 many of the sheets had been sold individually or in small groups and are now dispersed in public and private collections around the world. Twelve other drawings from the group were at Christie’s, New York, 28 January 2021, lots 40-52.
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Hinged to the mount along the upper corners on the verso with two pieces of paper. Surface is slightly yellowed with traces along the edges beause of the mount. Very few spots of brown stains are visible on the surface. The medium remains fresh and strong.
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Orlando subdues a brigand with a firebrand (Orlando furioso, XIII, 34-36)JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD (Grasse 1732-1806 Paris)Estimate: USD 12,000 - 18,000
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