Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
A young woman surprises her sweetheart, whom she has found reading love letters in a wooded park. The love-struck fellow carries a miniature portrait of her as a keepsake. Verdant foliage, a nearby brook, and a blooming rosebush signal fertility and the bounty of life. The nude female statue sitting on a pedestal seems to watch the playful lovers.
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Louis Marin Bonnet|Jean Frédéric Schall — The Lover Heard
(Johann Heinrich) Ferdinand Olivier|Heinrich Olivier — The I
Jean Frédéric Schall|Louis Marin Bonnet — The Lover Heard
Charles-Nicolas Cochin (French, 1715–1790) — The Romancer
Emmanuel Jean de Ghendt|Pierre Antoine Baudouin — La nuit
Jean Mathieu|Jean Honoré Fragonard — The Pledge of Love
Pierre Antoine Baudouin — La Nuit (Night)
Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743) — The Vineyard
Jean-Baptiste-Blaise Simonet|Pierre Antoine Baudouin — La So
Louis Philibert Debucourt — Fortune and Misfortune, or The B
Nicolas Lancret — The Servant Justified
Jean François de Troy — The Declaration of Love
