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Perhaps Jean-Honore Fragonard's finest work, A Young Girl Reading, painted in 1769, captures an intimate moment of grace and serenity as a lovely young girl is absorbed in a novel. The deep yellow of the girl's dress, the orange tones of the couch, and the greens of the background blend together perfectly, highlighted by areas of white, such as the book and her Spanish collar. Fragonard was an 18th century French artist, best known as a master of the Rococo period.