Alexandre-Evariste FRAGONARD (Grasse, 1780 - Paris, 1850) The Work of the Vine and the Drunkenness of Bacchus Pen and brown ink over pencil, on two sheets Vineyard work and drunken Bacchus, pen and brown ink, by A.-E. Fragonard 5.51 x 29.52 in. 14 x 75 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris Our drawing was made in preparation for one of the friezes based on the antique cycle in the large gallery of the Musée Masséna in Nice1. Other large preparatory drawings for this cycle are known2. 1. See Rebecca Duffeix, Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard, Paris, 2022, p. 184, N° P. 2b, repr. 2. Ibid, p. 258-259, no. D.145 to D.152. Alexandre-Evariste FRAGONARD (Grasse, 1780 - Paris, 1850) 14 x 75 cm Our drawing was made in preparation for one of the friezes based on the antique cycle in the large gallery of the Musée Masséna in Nice1. Other large preparatory drawings for this cycle are known2. 1. See Rebecca Duffeix, Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard, Paris, 2022, p. 184, N° P. 2b, repr. 2. Ibid, p. 258-259, no. D.145 to D.152.