Fragonard & his friends : changing ideals in eighteenth century art ; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, November 20, 1982 through February 6, 1983
"Brought together here are sixty paintings, drawings and prints by Fragonard and his immediate circle, dating from the early years of Fragonard's teacher and grand master of the Rococo period, François Boucher, up to the youthful career of Fragonard's protector under the Revolutionary regime and leader of the Neoclassical movement, Jacques Louis David. For the community served by the Museum of Fine Arts, the show provides access to a period of art whose works are little represented and seldom seen locally. For the student or scholar, many items from private sources are included, all illustrated in the catalog, which may raise new questions, or even provide an answer or two, in the continuing debates on authorship and chronology surrounding the art of this period. Above all, these fine examples of the breadth of French eighteenth century art are a perfect joy for the eye to behold." -- Foreword
Print Book, English, ©1982
The Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla., ©1982