Orlando and Angelica arrive at Charlemagne's camp

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
mid to late-18th century
Height:
42.6 cm  (16 3/4 in.)
Width:
26.8 cm  (10 9/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
black chalk, stumping, with brown wash on laid paper

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1978.10.4]

Description

Angel blowing a straight trumpet (very lightly sketched). Series title: Ariosto's Orlando Furioso: canto I, 5

Iconclass

83(ARIOSTO, Orlando Furioso)
(scenes from) specific works of literature: Ariosto, Orlando Furioso

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

4034