Paperback. Genre paintings, or scenes from everyday life, were enormously popular in 18th-century France. Fragonard's Young Girl Reading, which dates from the 1770s, recaptures the aristocratic style of its era while offering a timeless meditation on beauty and the act of reading. The image graces the cover of this 64-page blank notebook, a portable companion that will easily fit into a pocket or handbag. A favourite of both Louis XV and Louis XVI, Jean-Honore Fragonard (17321806) was among the 18th century's most prolific painters. His witty, airy style was ideally suited to the Rococo era, and his work is easily identified by its frivolous subject matter and deft brushwork. Recapturing the aristocratic style of 1870s France while offering a timeless meditation on beauty and the act of reading, Fragonard's painting graces the cover of this 64-page blank notebook. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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A Young Girl Reading Notebook (Paperback)

Publisher

Dover Publications Inc., New York

Publication Date

2020

Language

English

ISBN 10

0486842703

ISBN 13

9780486842707

Binding

Paperback

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Genre paintings, or scenes from everyday life, were enormously popular in 18th-century France. Fragonard's Young Girl Reading, which dates from the 1770s, recaptures the aristocratic style of its era while offering a timeless meditation on beauty and the act of reading. The image graces the cover of this 64-page blank notebook, a portable companion that will easily fit into a pocket or handbag.

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A favorite of both Louis XV and Louis XVI, Jean-Honor� Fragonard (1732-1806) was among the 18th century's most prolific painters. His witty, airy style was ideally suited to the Rococo era, and his work is easily identified by its frivolous subject matter and deft brushwork.

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