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Jean-Honoré Fragonard

La Lecture

Maker

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Title

La Lecture

Year

early 1700s-early 1800s

Medium

  • Pen and ink and wash on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pen and ink and wash on paper

Materials

wash technique, pen and ink

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

29.2 x 22.2 cm (11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Watermark: "FYN"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

42.071

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Publications

  • Books

The Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection of European Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century

Exhibition History

Exhibition of 18th-Century Drawings and Watercolors
Apr 16, 1948 – Dec 03, 1948

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)
La Lecture, early 1700s-early 1800s
pen and ink and wash on paper
29.2 x 22.2 cm (11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 42.071

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