The Swing (French: L'Escarpolette), also known as The Happy Accidents of the Swing (French: Les Hasards heureux de l'escarpolette, the original title), is an 18th-century oil painting by Jean-Honoré …

The Swing, oil painting created about 1767 by French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard. This is Fragonard’s most celebrated painting, as well as one of the best-known images in 18th-century art. It illustrates …

May 27, 2022 · The French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard painted the famous oil on canvas titled The Swing, L’Escarpolette, (c.1767-1768), otherwise also titled The Happy Accidents of the Swing, …

François Boucher, Madame de Pompadour Bernard II van Risenburgh, Writing table Jean-Baptiste Greuze, The Village Bride Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Swing The Progress of Love: The Meeting …

Explore The Swing and its themes in the film below, and click through to our dedicated site where you can learn more about what the conservation process revealed. Here you will also be able to discover …

Oct 14, 2023 · The Swing is the most famous painting from the career of French Rococo artist, Jean-Honore Fragonard, and resides in the prestigious London art gallery of the Wallace Collection.

Fragonard combines a backward-looking Rococo element with a pre-Romantic rendering of a forceful and uncontrollable, often obscene nature. The name of the work derives from an engraving by...

This oil painting known as The Swing was created by the French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard sometime during 1767 and 1768. A gentleman of the court reportedly requested the painter …

The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard: Masterpieces of French Genre Painting, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Altes Museum, Berlin, 2003-2004, not …

Feb 27, 2025 · In short, The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard is much more than a charming garden scene. It’s a playful, risqué exploration of romance, indulgence, and hidden desires—capturing the …