Compositions like these are known as ‘Fête d’amour’ or ‘Fête galante’, a genre introduced by Watteau and accepted by the Académie. Here we see a festive meal that is getting slightly out of hand, with some of the guests firting outrageously, hence the old title ‘Les suites de l’orgie’. Scenes like these, often with slightly erotic undertones, were extremely popular at that time.
Specifications
| Title | Festive Meal ('Les Suites de l'Orgie') |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash |
| Object type |
Drawing (recto)
> Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 250 mm Width 384 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
|
| Accession number | F I 102 recto (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1765-1770 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Tekeningen uit eigen bezit, 1400-1800 (1952) De Collectie Twee - wissel V, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
