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         . Officer and Laughing Girl             VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                     (c. 1657)
          Johannes Vermeer is unique             Practical Information
           among 17th-century Dutch              1 E 70th St.
           painters for his bold use of          Map 12 F1.
                light and shadow.                Tel (212) 288-0700.
                                                 Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sat,
                                                 11am–5pm Sun.
                                                 Closed most public hols. & (no
                                                 children under 10). ^ 7 - 9
                                                 Concerts, lectures, film & video.
                  East                           ∑ frick.org
                  Gallery                        Transport
                                                 q 6 to 68th St. @ M1–4.
                                               Key
                                                  Exhibition space
                                                  Non-exhibition space















                                           Stairs to lower
                                           gallery




                                              Fowling and Horticulture (1750–52)
                                               François Boucher painted a series of
                                   Main        panels for Madame de Pompadour.
                                   entrance       This one reflects her interest in
                                                     exotic birds and botany.

                        Dining Room


                 Fragonard
                 Room



                The Pursuit
                  (1771–3)
         This is part of The Progress
            of Love (1790–91), by
          Jean-Honoré Fragonard.          . Mall in St. James’s Park (c. 1783)
           The series of paintings        The three central figures in Thomas
            depicts the events of         Gainsborough’s London landscape
           an idealized courtship.        may be the daughters of George III.




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