The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The Swing (1767)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard | Rococo | Oil on canvas
A lady in a fluffy pink dress swings high in a magical garden. Her shoe flies off into the air! What fun!
Did you know? The story goes that a courtier first asked another painter, Gabriel François Doyen, to paint him and his sweetheart on a swing pushed by a bishop. Doyen said no, so Fragonard got the job, and he swapped the bishop for a smiling older man!
Original held at Wallace Collection
Museum-quality giclée print on archival Enhanced Matte Art paper (200gsm) with fade-resistant pigment inks rated for 100+ years. Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas and custom framed.
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