Head of a Boy (Alexandre-Évariste "Fanfan" Fragonard)
Maker
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
(French, 1732 - 1806)
Additional Title(s)
- Head of a Boy (probably the Artist's Son)
- Fanfan
- Head of a Boy
- Alexandre-Evariste
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Dateca. 1785
Mediumoil on card
Dimensions8 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (21.1 x 17.9 cm.)
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Adele S. Browning Memorial Collection, gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green
Label TextAround the time of his son’s birth in 1780, Fragonard began to paint small pictures of children in romantic, 17th-century Spanish costume. This may be a portrait of the artist’s son, Alexandre-Évarist, known as “Fanfan,” who grew up to be a painter like his father. The dark palette, spontaneous brushwork, and psychological penetration are evidence of Fragonard’s admiration for Rembrandt, the great 17th-century Dutch painter.Status
On viewObject number78.20.5
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
ca. 1710
Object number: 78.20.11
Auguste Louis Jean Baptiste Riviere
ca. 1793 -1794
Object number: 78.20.17
