Fragonard

[ fra-gaw-nar ]

noun

1. Jean Ho·no·ré [zhah, n, aw-naw-, rey], 1732–1806, French painter.

Fragonard

/ fraɡɔnar /

noun

1. FragonardJean-Honoré17321806MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Jean-Honoré (ʒɑ̃ ɔnɔre). 1732–1806, French artist, noted for richly coloured paintings typifying the frivolity of 18th- century French court life

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A great-granddaughter of Fragonard, she seems to have inherited his talent; Corot and Renoir forcibly appealed to her.

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Fragonard returned to Paris early in the 19th century, where he died in 1806, neglected and almost forgotten.

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It was a replica of Fragonard's Gimblette, a brilliant painting that looked as if it had barely had time to dry.

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Nobles and rich financiers, and all the gay world of fashion besides, now strove to possess canvases signed by Fragonard.

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She had need of a teacher; and who better qualified for the business than her townsman, the famous Fragonard?

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