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The First Riding Lesson (La première leçon d'équitation)

Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French, 1732-1806
Medium: Graphite and brown wash on cream antique laid paper
Place Made: France
Dates: ca. 1778
Dimensions: 13 11/16 x 17 3/4 in. (34.8 x 45.1 cm)
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 57.189
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection
Image: Overall, 57.189_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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