Young Girl Reading
Dublin Core
Title
Young Girl Reading
Description
This piece demonstrates the idea that women are more than just a pretty visual/object. The young girl reading exemplifies how women are capable of much more. It is considered different for its time period considering the manner in which women were portrayed during the Rococo time period.
Creator
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Source
National Gallery Of Art
Publisher
National Gallery Of Art
Date
1769
Medium
oil on canvas
Bibliographic Citation
Fragonard, J. H. (1769). Young girl reading National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
Citation
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, “Young Girl Reading,” Western Survey Fall 2023, accessed April 22, 2026, https://www.westernsurvey23.artinterp.org/items/show/29.