Curator’s note

Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog

Fragonard portrays a woman with her small dog in his characteristically free, energetic brushwork. Rather than precise detail, he captures mood and personality with spontaneous vitality.

Source: Arterra 큐레이션

Date: ca. 1769
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 32 x 25 3/4 in. (81.3 x 65.4 cm)
On view: Gallery 631

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ArtistJean-Honoré Fragonard PeriodNeoclassical & Romantic CountryFrance MuseumThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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