Jean-Honoré Fragonard
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing, French Revolution, Reign of Terror
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: One of the foremost painters of the eighteenth century and praised for the gaiety of his style and composition, Fragonard is renowned for his depictions of French high society in the years immediately preceding the Revolution.
Early Life
The son of a Grasse merchant, Jean-Honoré Fragonard was brought to Paris at the age of fifteen. His father had been ruined by bad investments, and Fragonard was apprenticed to a notary. Showing no talent for the law but already exhibiting signs of his artistic gift, he was taught by several important...
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