Fragonard

"Fragonard" by Haldane MacFall is a brief biography of Fragonard. The book tells about his upbringing, his trip to Italy, his relationship with his mentor Boucher, and his refusal to succumb to the seduction of the Italian style. The book also discusses the Dutch school's influence on Fragonard's paintings and sheds some light on the difficulties Fragonard faced during the French Revolution.