The Swing
Jean-Honoré Fragonard · c. 1767
The story
The Swing, also known as The Happy Accidents of the Swing, is an 18th-century oil painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard in the Wallace Collection in London. It is considered to be one of the masterpieces of the Rococo era, and is Fragonard's best-known work.
- Artist
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard
- Date
- c. 1767
- Collection
- Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
- Movement
- Rococo
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 81 × 64.2 cm
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