Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Charlemagne Leads Angelica away from Roland
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
born Grasse, France, 1732; died Paris, France, 1806
Charlemagne Leads Angelica away from Roland
illustration for Orlando Furioso Canto I (6-9) by Ariosto
around 1785
black chalk and brown wash and traces of graphite on laid paper
40.0 x 46.0 cm
Purchase, Walter C. Laidlaw Endowment, 1978
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February 24, 2009