FRAGONARD, Jean-Honoré
(b. 1732, Grasse, d. 1806, Paris)

A Young Girl Sleeping

1756-61
Oil on canvas, 49 x 63 cm
Private collection

This early work by Fragonard was executed during the artist's first trip to Italy, In this stage of his career, Fragonard was under the influence of Boucher. It is the only example of a nude painted during his early Italian trip and is a forerunner of the remarkable erotic paintings of his maturity.




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