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The Four Seasons

Alexandre Briceau after Jean-Baptiste Hüet, I

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting featuring cherubic figures engaged in various activities across four panels. The scenes include handling grain, adorning a goat, gathering around a fire, and stomping on grapes in a barrel. The style is reminiscent of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, with a soft color palette and blue backgrounds setting off each scene.

Artwork Details

Date
1780s
Medium
etching and aquatint printed in brown and blue with hand coloring on laid paper
Dimensions
9438 × 10472 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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