The note written by me on the inner front cover of the Fragonard sketchbook
Snat
drawings by Fragonard.
states that here are
This number was arrived
at by counting the drawings composition drawings
into the book, and tro other drawings drawn not pasted on the leaves of the
sketchbook.
- which Fragonard had pasted
Recently, however, I decided to have removed these separate designs
which Fragonard had pasted in the book, and this I did not only in order to be
enabled to have the se important drawings separately matted, but also in the hope of
finding more Fragonard studies on those leaves which had been hidden by the super-
imposed drawings.
compositions,
of the Set
and the last being left pasted where Fragonard had pasted them at the beginning and
have been carefully removed; the first
ending of the book.
2. Pen
ie Villa
The drawings that were revealed are as follows:
is in the
statuary
1. Red crayon anatomical drawing of man.
2. Red crayon drawing of the garden
3. Red crayon studies of heads of animals. 4. Pencil sketch
5. Red crayon slight outline of woman's head. 6. Red crayon head of
dog. 7. Red crayon head of woman with pencil drawing of tree on same page. 8. Pencil
10. Studies,
ayon
d of a
of the Villa d'Este.
Villa d'Este.
figures
resumably
9. Red crayon anatomical drawing of man.
study of trees and flowers.
one in Red crayon and one in pencil, of reclining young girl. 11. Pencil sketch for
a composition of many figures. 12. Pencil sketch with various figures, reclining man
at lower 1eft. 13. Pencil sketch of a group of figures. 14. Red crayon sketch of
15. Pencil sketch of various figures. 16. Red crayon
drewing of large head of woman. 17. Pencil sketch, large head of woman. 18. Fencil
sketch of various figures. 19. Pencil sketch of various figures. 20. Pencil sketch of
two figures. 21. Pencil sketch of various figures. 22. Fencil sketch of various figures
with leaning woman in central fore ground. 23. Pencil sketch of various figures with
upper half of a seated boy.
