Nicolas’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Happy Accident of the Swing
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Le carquois épuisé (The Empty Quiver)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French 1723-1769)

Les Hazards Heureux De L'Escapolettes (The Happy Accident of the Swing)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Les Soins Tardifs (The Belated Care)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

L'Epouse indiscrete (The Indiscreet Wife)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

Le Petit Jour (Morning)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after S. Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801)

La Bonne Mere (The Good Mother)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

L'Heureux Moment (The Happy Moment)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Nicolas Lavreince (Swedish, 1737-1807)

Le Chiffre d'amour (The Cipher of Love)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

L'Education fait tout (Education is Everything)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

La Consolation de l'Absence (The consolation of absence)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Nicolas Lavreince (Swedish, 1737-1807)

La Gaiete Conjuale (Conjugal Gaiety)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after S. Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801)

Le Billet Doux (The Love Letter)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Nicolas Lavreince (Swedish, 1737-1807)

:Le Petit Predicateur (The Little Preacher)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

C'est papa! (It's papa!)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) finished by Robert Delaunay (French, 1749-1814) after Henri Nicolas Vangorp (French, c. 1756-after 1819)

Le carquois épuisé (The Empty Quiver)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

Qu'en Dit L'Abbe? (What Does the Abbot Say About it?)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Nicolas Lavreince (Swedish, 1737-1807)

Les Baignets (The Fritters)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Les Adieux (Goodbyes, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean Michel Moreau (French, 1741-1814) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

L'Escarpolette (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) and others after Jean Honore Fragonard (French, 1732-1806) Manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843) Jouy-en-Josas, France