after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), La Surprise

Oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, circa 1800, presented in an ornate mid-19th century gilt composition frame with brass gallery plaque, the frame retaining a Ch. Pottier Emballeur of Paris label to the verso.

SS 12 x 15.5 in.; DOA 19 x 22.25 in

From the Collection of Marcus Jones, Roanoke, Virginia

The original painting from 1770-1773, also known by as La Résistance Inutile, is housed at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.

Over-cleaned, with one pinpoint paint spatter; wear to frame with stable cracking to ornate areas.

$800 - 1,200