Invocation to Love

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)

Artist

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)

Date

c. 1781

Medium

Brush and brown wash with graphite squaring lines and underdrawing on cream laid paper

Origin

France, 18th century

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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