About this artwork
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artist:François Boucher (1703 - 1770) French
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title:Design for a Tapestry: 'La Peche chinoise'
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Red chalk on paper
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measurements:44.70 cm x 40.80 cm
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credit line:Lady Murray of Henderland Gift 1860 as a memorial of her husband, Lord Murray of Henderland
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accession number:D 1955
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François Boucher
François Boucher
Boucher excelled as a painter of decorative pictures, joyful and exuberant in character. His varied work included portraits, landscapes, mythological subjects, designs for tapestries, drawings and engravings. Boucher won first prize at the French Academy in 1723 and travelled to Rome in 1728. On...