What was jean-honore fragonard famous for
Jean honoré fragonard self-portrait
Jean-honoré fragonard, the swing.
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
French Rococo painter (1732–1806)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard | |
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Self-Portrait, 1780s, black chalk with gray wash | |
| Born | (1732-04-05)5 April 1732 Grasse, France |
| Died | 22 August 1806(1806-08-22) (aged 74) Paris, France |
| Education | French Academy in Rome |
| Known for | Painting, drawing, etching |
| Notable work | The Swing, A Young Girl Reading, The Bolt |
| Movement | Rococo |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard |
| Awards | Prix de Rome |
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French:[ʒɑ̃ɔnɔʁefʁaɡɔnaʁ]; 5 April 1732[1][2] – 22 August 1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism.
One of the most prolific artists active in the last decades of the Ancien Régime, Fragonard produced more than 550 paintings (not counting drawings and etchings), of which only five are dated. Among his most popular works are ge
