Dites donc, s’il plait
circa 1739-1792
Dites donc s’il vous plait, an etching by Nicolas Delaunay modeled after an original painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, depicts a motherly figure instructing children. In a scene representing the instruction of young people, notably absent are books and a father figure, both symbols of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s popular 18th century ideals of education.
Title
Dites donc, s’il plait
Creator
Date
circa 1739-1792
Description
Dites donc s’il vous plait, an etching by Nicolas Delaunay modeled after an original painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, depicts a motherly figure instructing children. In a scene representing the instruction of young people, notably absent are books and a father figure, both symbols of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s popular 18th century ideals of education.
Type
Language
French
Rights
Public Domain
Format
1 engraving: hand-colored illustrations
Source
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel I. Grey, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, 1988.004
Collection
Citation
Delaunay, Nicolas, 1739-1792, “Dites donc, s’il plait,” Gallery, accessed March 1, 2021, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/2396.