A Young Girl Reading
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| '''''A Young Girl Reading''''', or '''''The Reader''''', is an [[18th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]]. The painting was given to the [[National Gallery of Art]] by the daughter of [[Andrew W. Mellon]] following her father's death. The painting features an unidentified girl wearing a yellow [[saffron]] dress, though [[x-rays]] have revealed that the canvas originally featured a different image which Fragonard painted over. It is one in a series of paintings by Fragonard featuring [[young girl]]s. | '''''A Young Girl Reading''''', or '''''The Reader''''', is an [[18th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]]. The painting was given to the [[National Gallery of Art]] by the daughter of [[Andrew W. Mellon]] following her father's death. The painting features an unidentified girl wearing a yellow [[saffron]] dress, though [[x-rays]] have revealed that the canvas originally featured a different image which Fragonard painted over. It is one in a series of paintings by Fragonard featuring [[young girl]]s. | ||
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A Young Girl Reading, or The Reader, is an 18th century oil painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. The painting was given to the National Gallery of Art by the daughter of Andrew W. Mellon following her father's death. The painting features an unidentified girl wearing a yellow saffron dress, though x-rays have revealed that the canvas originally featured a different image which Fragonard painted over. It is one in a series of paintings by Fragonard featuring young girls.
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