The Reader
A5 / Fine Art Paper
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The Reader
$79.00
The Reader.
A yellow silk gown. A book. A rather magnificent cushion.
She has found a quiet corner and appears to have no intention of being interrupted.
Fragonard painted this celebrated portrait around 1769 as part of his series of elaborate fantasy portraits.
Quite possibly the most elegant way ever devised to avoid conversation.
The original
Young Girl Reading, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1769. National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1961.16.1.