Adapted from two wonderful paintings by J.H. Fragonard (1732-1806). Indiscretion & The Swing were commissioned by a libertine member of the French court. These gallant country compositions are witty, charming and full of vitality, a typical tone of this time, yes these scenes are unusual for their time due to their flirtatious nature.

Based on an original painting by J.B. Oudry (1686-1755), the full scene depicts the Four Seasons. Deer are daring out of the woods, a duck and quail feast on grapes and melons that have spilled from a hastily abandoned vat, and, to the right, a cock attempts to intimidate a hunting dog, and in the process, causes a pair of mallards to take the air. Two doves hopping about amorously near a blooming bush and a young lamb nibbling young shoots. When summer has come, the reaper has laid his sickle down on the freshly cut sheaves, a shepherd dog watches his flock and the flowers and trees yield bright blossoms.

The image on the left is No.42111. Adapted from an an unusual 17th century Flemish tapestry, the trees in the foreground quickly catch our attention before we see the rush of the stream and the surrounding flowers and berries. This interesting series of three pieces is versatile in many settings.