The Flight of Cloelia
1764
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1764
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Flight of Cloelia is a 1764 ink by Jean Honoré Fragonard, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a woman in a flowing dress running through a forest, holding a child’s hand. Her dress and hair ripple as if caught in wind. The print uses three techniques at once—etching, drypoint, and aquatint—to give it a moody, shadowy look. Drypoint scratches fine lines; aquatint creates soft, grainy tones. That mix makes the scene feel alive. Look up etching to see how Fragonard, Jean Honoré, blends tools this way.
