a-l-ancien-regime:

Fragonard’s ‘The Souvenir,’ c.1776-8
In this painting a young girl carves the initial of her lover on the bark of a tree, while observed by her pet spaniel, the symbol of her fidelity. 
(c) The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London 

a-l-ancien-regime:

Fragonard’s ‘The Souvenir,’ c.1776-8

In this painting a young girl carves the initial of her lover on the bark of a tree, while observed by her pet spaniel, the symbol of her fidelity. 

(c) The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London