A girl in a lemon-yellow dress sits in profile against a violet cushion, absorbed in a small book held in one hand. Her name is unknown: the picture belongs to Fragonard's fantasy figures, painted quickly and freely rather than as formal portraits. Warm yellows and fast, visible strokes make a private moment feel full of light.
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Fragonard scratched the folds of her white ruff into the wet paint with the wooden end of his brush. X-rays show that a first head turned towards the viewer.
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