FRAGONARD

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NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL ART 

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No.6 - JEAN-HONORE FRAGONARD 1732-1806

This French painter and printmaker was one of the most prolific artists working in the last decades of the Ancien Régime, He produced more than 550 paintings plus a large number of drawings and etchings. 

THE HAPPY ACCIDENTS OF THE SWING

The Swing is Fragonard's most popular painting.
1767-68

Oil on Canvas 81 x 64 cm

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THE STOLEN KISS

late 1780s

Oil on Canvas 45 x 55 cm

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THE READER

c.1771

Oil on Canvas 82 x 65 cm

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BLIND MAN'S BUFF

1750-52

Oil on Canvas 1168 x 914 mm

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THE LOVE LETTER

c.1770

Oil on Canvas 83.2 x 67 cm

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LANDSCAPE WITH SHEPHERDS AND SHEEP

c.1764

Oil on Canvas 520 x 730 mm

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