The Cupboard
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Fragonard designed this popular etching to delight his viewers, who spy on the dramatic scene like the eavesdropping servants in the background. A maiden weeps as her boyfriend, caught hiding in a wardrobe, sheepishly faces the girl’s angry parents. Rumpled bed sheets and the position of the hat give away the passionate activities of the young lovers. Comically, the hat with a broad ribbon held by the boy belongs to his girlfriend. His plain hat with a buttoned-up brim hangs in the cupboard.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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- Maker
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)
- Date
- 1778
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 39.1 x 52.3 cm (15 3/8 x 20 9/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
