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Shown from the lap up, a young woman with pale skin, wearing a goldenrod-yellow dress, sits reading a small book, facing our left in profile in this vertical painting.
Faces of France

Young Girl Reading

Jean-Honoré Fragonard
artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)
date c. 1769
medium Oil on canvas
origin France
dimensions 81.1 × 64.8 cm
credit line Gift of Mrs. Mellon Bruce in memory of her father, Andrew W. Mellon
hall 16 Faces of France
rights public domain (CC0)
National Gallery of Art, Washington Full image

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