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The Letter

Alternate TitleLa lettre/Jeune Femme Ecrivant Une Lettre

Painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)

Dateca. 1776

Place createdFrance, Europe

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions15 × 11 5/8 in. (38.1 × 29.5 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

DepartmentEuropean Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Credit LineGift of Mary Hanna

Accession Number1946.101

On View

On display

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