1762
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Mark is a 1762 ink by Jean Honoré Fragonard, a Romanticism work, depicting Putto, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a bearded man with a book. His face is soft but serious. Light falls on his robe in quick dabs. Fragonard often made playful paintings, but this early print feels different. It’s an etching, a print made by scratching into metal. The scratchy lines catch ink and leave a ghostly image on paper. If this man looks familiar, try Fragonard’s paintings next.
Jean-Honoré Fragonard was born on 5 April 1732 in Grasse, the son of a glover, and moved with his family to Paris in 1738.
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