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The Stubborn Donkey

1762
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The abbé de Saint-Non, Fragonard’s friend and patron, was an enthusiastic printmaker. He made this lively etching, based on a drawing by Fragonard, in 1762, the year after the two men returned from Italy. It was likely Saint-Non’s engagement with the technique that led Fragonard, shortly after this print was made, to create a series of etchings inspired by Italy.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Stubborn Donkey
  • Artist: Jean Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non (French, Paris 1727–1791 Paris)
  • Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)
  • Date: 1762
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 8 × 11 3/4 in. (20.3 × 29.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The New York Public Library, Purchase, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations (MESG [103124])
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints