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The Lock
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Artists | Jean-Honoré Fragonard |
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Dimensions | 71 cm x 92 cm |
Locations | Louvre Museum |
Paris | |
Periods | Rococo |
Created | 1776–1779 |
Medium | Oil paint |
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ID | 2324868 |
About The Lock
The Bolt, also known as The Lock, is a gallant scene painted by Jean-Honoré Fragonard in 1777. It is one of the most famous paintings by the painter. The common interpretation suggests that the scene depicts two lovers entwined in a bedroom, the man locking the door.
Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu's lock of hair returned after 140 years in UK
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... At a ceremony in London on Thursday evening, Ethiopia s ambassador to the UK Teferi Melesse took possession of The Lock of hair, as well as a number of other artefacts that had been looted from Emperor Tewodros s Maqdala fortress...
Pensions: What is the triple lock?
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... This year the government pledged to restore The Lock from April 2023...
Sudden unknown death in childhood: 'Why did my beautiful son die?'
![Sudden unknown death in childhood: 'Why did my beautiful son die?'](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/111EE/production/_125462107_mediaitem124386446.jpg)
... We were down by The Lock to see the boats when it happened...
Inside Chernobyl: We stole Russian fuel to prevent catastrophe
![Inside Chernobyl: We stole Russian fuel to prevent catastrophe](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/16E03/production/_124099639_valeriy.jpg)
... When the Russians didn t find the keys, they broke into the rooms, cutting out the portion of the door in which The Lock was embedded...
War in Ukraine: Anti-war Russians intimidated on their doorsteps
![War in Ukraine: Anti-war Russians intimidated on their doorsteps](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6A22/production/_123907172_21c07d88-8cca-4ebf-a18e-d20ab2ed38a9.jpg)
... " The door was covered in green dye, and there was spray foam in The Lock...
Michael Collins: Lock of Irish leader's hair sells for £18,000
![Michael Collins: Lock of Irish leader's hair sells for £18,000](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/E118/production/_123742675_gettyimages-3349389.jpg)
... The Lock of his hair, attached to a keepsake card, sold for £18,000 plus fees, according to Bloomfield Auctions...
Erin Pizzey: The woman who looked beyond the bruises
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... She can remember " freezing" when she heard the warning note of her father spitting phlegm into the flowerbed immediately before putting his key in The Lock...
Sitting Bull: DNA confirms great-grandson's identity
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... But before handing over The Lock, Mr LaPointe asked Mr Willerslev to take part in a ceremony involving a medicine man, drummers and chanting, where Sitting Bull s spirit gave his blessing to the study, the scientist told the AFP news agency...