Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard

He was born in Grasse, and died in Paris.

The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Works named in the authority record are Fontaine du Marché-aux-Carmes. Work by Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Finnish National Gallery, Nationalmuseum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• Name — Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard • Image Upright — 1 • Born — 26 October 1780 • Birthplace — Grasse, France • Died — 10 November 1850 • Place of death — Paris, France • Known for — Painting, sculpting • Training — Fragonard, David • Movement — Troubadour style Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (26 October 1780 – 10 November 1850) was a French painter and sculptor in the troubadour style. He received his first training from his father and drew from him his piquant subjects and great facility, perfecting them under Jacques-Louis David. His parents were Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Marie-Anne Fragonard. He was born in Grasse, and died in Paris.

His paintings include: • Francis I Armed as a Knight • Francis I Receiving Primaticcio (ceiling of the Louvre) • Joan of Arc Climbing to the Stake • Tasso Reading Jerusalem Delivered • Francis I at Marignan • Mirabeau Replying to Dreux-Brézé As a sculptor, he produced the old pediment of the Chambre des Députés and a colossal statue of Pichegru. He designed an engraving called the Interior of a Revolutionary Committee under the Terror, which was engraved by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault and Claude Nicolas Malapeau in 1802. • Illustration — Diane de Poitiers in the studio of Jean Goujon, 1825 • Illustration — The Immured based on the legend of the Château du Bousquet, recorded in the Chronicle of the House of Roquefeuil (1926) by Colonel Daupeyroux which tells of a lord who walled up his daughter and a neighbor lover over an illicit affair • Illustration — Scene in the bedroom of Marguerite of Valois during the night of Saint Bartholomew, 1836, Musée du Louvre, Paris

The authorities additionally record the headings Alexandre Evariste Fragonard, Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard, a. e. fragonard, fragonard alexandre evariste and AI. Evariste Fragonard fils. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Jean-Honoré Fragonard. One child is recorded: Théophile Fragonard.

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