Fragonard

[fra-gaw-nar]

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noun

Jean Ho·no·ré [zhahn aw-naw-rey] /ʒɑ̃ ɔ nɔˈreɪ/, 1732–1806, French painter.

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Fragonard, who had been the darling of his age, died in neglect and beggary.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists
John Morley
Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard worked for tyrants and for slaves.
The Gods are Athirst
Anatole France
It was to cost France a terrible price—and Fragonard not least of all.
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Haldane Macfall
Fragonard, anything but energetic, liked always to take his own time at his work.
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Haldane Macfall
Of its pictured romance, Watteau and Boucher and Fragonard hold the keys.
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Haldane Macfall

British Dictionary definitions for fragonard

Fragonard

noun

Jean-Honoré (ʒɑ̃ ɔnɔre). 1732–1806, French artist, noted for richly coloured paintings typifying the frivolity of 18th- century French court life

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Fragonard

Examples from the Web for fragonard

Historical Examples

Fragonard, who had been the darling of his age, died in neglect and beggary.

Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard worked for tyrants and for slaves.

It was to cost France a terrible price—and Fragonard not least of all.

Fragonard, anything but energetic, liked always to take his own time at his work.

Of its pictured romance, Watteau and Boucher and Fragonard hold the keys.

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