‘The swing’ by Jean-Honoré Fragonard: new hypotheses

• Autores: Yuriko Jackall
• Localización: Burlington magazine, ISSN 0007-6287, Vol. 166, Nº 1454, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Art in France), págs. 446-469
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Mystery surrounds the origins of Fragonard's 'The swing', since its existence is not documented until 1782, fifteen years after it was painted. A conservation and research project undertaken at the Wallace Collection, London, has provided important new information about the painting's early history and points to the probable identity of the man who commissioned it