Drawing and Watercolor
The Letter, or The Spanish Conversation
Jean-Honoré Fragonard French, 1732-1806. c. 1778. Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Drawing and WatercolorObject type
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Drawing and Watercolor
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PaperMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper; ink; wash; graphite; laid paper; paper (fiber product)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper; ink; wash; graphite; laid paper; paper (fiber product)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
InkMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper; ink; wash; graphite; laid paper; paper (fiber product)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper; ink; wash; graphite; laid paper; paper (fiber product)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper; ink; wash; graphite; laid paper; paper (fiber product)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper; ink; wash; graphite; laid paper; paper (fiber product)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
DrawingTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper; drawing (image-making)” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper; drawing (image-making)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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women; men
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