Fragonard
JEAN HONORÉ, a French painter; born in Grasse in October, 1732. He studied under Chardin and Boucher; and, entering the academy schools, gained the prix de Rome in 1752.
In Italy-which, later, he revisited-he , he revisited_he was influenced mainly by the works of Tiepolo, the last of the great Venetians; and he executed many illustrations for FRANCE lions at the British Museum; statues of Queen Mary at Calcutta and Delhi ; Edith Cavell Memorial, London . Has also designed many medals, including the British Coronation medal.