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
... 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?
... This year the government pledged to restore The Lock from April 2023...
Sudden unknown death in childhood: 'Why did my beautiful son die?'
... We were down by The Lock to see the boats when it happened...
Inside Chernobyl: We stole Russian fuel to prevent catastrophe
... 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
... " 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
... 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
... 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
... 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...
Route canal: Walks on bottom of Caledonian Canal
Members of The Public getting a tour of the drained canal at Fort Augustus
Members of The Public have been able to wander along the bottom of a drained section of the UK's biggest canal.
Opened almost 200 years ago, the Caledonian Canal in the Highlands took 12 years to build.
The waterway's 60 Miles (96. 5km) length includes lochs Ness, Oich and Lochy and 22 miles (35km) of canal with 29 locks.
A stretch at Fort Augustus has been emptied of water so that lock gates can be replaced, and this section was opened to The Public on Friday .
A Loch Ness Monster mascot was on hand to greet visitors on Friday The Canal has been drained so that lock gates can be replacedScottish Canals engineer Peter Robinson described The Shape and size of the drained canal and its massive lock gates as being like an "upside Down Cathedral ".
He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "For me as an engineer this is a fantastic day to celebrate engineering, history, heritage and engagement with The Public . "
Mr Robinson added: "You can hear the People 's astonishment at the scale of what it is. "
People were given a rare opportunity to walk along the bottom of the Caledonian CanalScottish Canals has drained More Than four miles (7km) of The Canal to provide safe access to The Gates at Fort Augustus , at Loch Ness , and also nearby Kytra to replace lock gates.
Opened in 1822, with repairs and improvements made in the 1840s, The Canal was built to designs made by famous Scottish engineer Thomas Telford .
The waterway runs between Inverness and Fort William .
Scottish Canals engineer Peter Robinson described the drained canal as being like an upside Down Cathedral A mark left on canal wall by a stonemason during the waterway's construction 200 years agoMarks left by men involved in The Building of the Caledonian Canal 200 years ago have been found during The Work .
Several stonemasons' marks have been found carved into stone of the walls that line The Canal .
The marks would normally be hidden underwater.
The stretch of canal involved in the locks work is due to be reopened to traffic next month.
The Lock gates at Kytra are also being replacedinverness, fort augustus, fort william, loch ness, engineering
Source of news: bbc.com
