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This watercolor on ivory has been attributed to Marie-Anne Gérard, wife of Jean-Honoré Fragonard. An inscription on the back of the frame in pencil reads "par Mde Fragonard." The miniature is in a narrow 19th-century gilt metal frame, backed with card.

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Document identity
localId
26519
label
Half-Length Nude Girl Asleep
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
26519
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Half-Length Nude Girl Asleep
description
This watercolor on ivory has been attributed to Marie-Anne Gérard, wife of Jean-Honoré Fragonard. An inscription on the back of the frame in pencil reads "par Mde Fragonard." The miniature is in a narrow 19th-century gilt metal frame, backed with card.
provenance
Likely Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1775-1823
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] On back: par Mde Fragonard
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watercolor on ivory
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5564
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EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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87f8a695f8100eb6