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ARTIST: Jean Honoré Fragonard (France, 1732-1806s)

TITLE OF WORK: The Satyrs' dance (Les bacchanales)

TYPE OF WORK: Print, etching

DATE: 1763

DIMENSIONS: 13.6 x 20.2 cm

COMMENTS: In this print set of four etchings (see also 1996.238.1-3), Fragonard presents playful bacchanalian scenes in the form of ancient stone reliefs framed by lush, sun-dappled greenery. Whether the relief

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Antiquity, Greece