The Swing (Fragonard)

The Swing
ArtistJean-Honoré Fragonard
YearAbout 1767–8
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions81 cm × 64.2 cm (31+78 in × 25+14 in)
LocationThe Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom

The Swing (French: L'Escarpolette), also known as The Happy Accidents of the Swing (French: Les Hasards heureux de l'escarpolette, the original title), 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.[1]

  1. ^ Ingamells, 164