Black chalk drawing of three draped figures walking through a shadowy wooded landscape inside an oval frame on a pale green mat.

Allegory: Ingenious Love, black chalk drawing

A black chalk drawing shows three figures in a dense wooded landscape within an oval mount. A draped woman with a staff and a figure in flowing robes move beside a tree while a companion looks toward them. Soft, feathery shading gives the foliage and draperies a misty, atmospheric quality.

Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard
Date: 1764
Medium: Black chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid card
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2140 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1764).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

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