Fine Art - Old Masters, 19th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art - Ballets Russes - East European Art Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - 14:30
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LOT OF FIVE PLATES AFTER JEAN HONORE FRAGONARD (1732–1806), FROM THE SERIES 'CONTES ET NOUVELLES' BY JEAN DE LA FONTAINE (1) JEAN HONORE FRAGONARD (1732–1806), AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE PATAS (1744?–1802) Belphégor (2)JEAN HONORE FRAGONARD (1732–1806), AFTER JEAN DAMBRUN (1741 – 1808) Le Savetier (3)JEAN HONORE FRAGONARD (1732–1806), AFTER LOUIS MICHEL HALBOU (1730–1809) Le garçon puni (4)JEAN HONORE FRAGONARD (1732–1806), AFTER CHARLES-LOUIS LINGÉE (1748-1819) Joconde (5)JEAN HONORE FRAGONARD (1732–1806), AFTER JACQUES ALIAMET (1726–1788) A Femme avare galant Escroc

Lot 83
700900
(1) from the series of plates 'Contes et nouvelles' by Jean de La Fontaine inscribed ‘Inv.é et Dess.é Par Hré Fragonard’ (lower left), ‘Gravé par J. Bst. Patas.’ (lower right), numbered ‘Tom 1er no. 20 p. 221’ engraving 20.5 x 15 cm (à vue) executed in 1795 (2)from the series of plates 'Contes et nouvelles' by Jean de La Fontaine inscribed ‘Inv.é et Dess.é Par Hré Fragonard’ (lower left), ‘Gravé par J. Dambrun.’ (lower right), numbered ‘Tom 1er’ ‘no. 4’ ‘p. 39’ etching and engraving on paper 20.5 x 15 cm (à vue) executed in 1795 (3)from the series of plates 'Contes et nouvelles' by Jean de La Fontaine inscribed ‘Inv.é et Dess.é Par Hré Fragonard’ (lower left), ‘Gravé par L. Halbou.’ (lower right), numbered ‘Tom 1er’ ‘no. 12’ ‘p. 90’ etching and engraving on paper 20.5 x 15 cm (à vue) executed in 1795 (4)from the series of plates 'Contes et nouvelles' by Jean de La Fontaine inscribed ‘Inv.é et Dess.é Par Hré Fragonard’ (lower left), ‘Gravé par C. L. Lingée.’ (lower right), numbered ‘Tom 1er’ ‘no. 1er*’ ‘p. 22’ etching and engraving on paper 20.5 x 15 cm (à vue) executed in 1795 (5)from the series of plates 'Contes et nouvelles' by Jean de La Fontaine inscribed ‘Inv.é et Dess.é Par Hré Fragonard’ (lower left), ‘Gravé par J. Aliamet.’ (lower right), numbered ‘Tom 1er’ ‘no. 10’ ‘p. …’ etching and engraving on paper 20.5 x 15 cm (à vue) executed in 1795 Reference: the same engravings after Jean Honoré Fragonard, from the series ‘Contes et nouvelles’ by Jean de La Fontaine, are in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and The National Gallery of Art, Washington