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
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.
Source
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel I. Grey, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, 1988.004
Citation
Delaunay, Nicolas, 1739-1792, “Dites donc, s’il plait,” Gallery, accessed March 1, 2021, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/2396.