François Boucher
Chinese Subject. An Old Man Presenting a Dog to a Young Lady with a Parasol
About this artwork
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artist:François Boucher (1703 - 1770) French
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title:Chinese Subject. An Old Man Presenting a Dog to a Young Lady with a Parasol
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Black chalk on paper
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measurements:22.10 x 18.20 cm
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credit line:Kenneth Sanderson Bequest 1943
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accession number:D 4403
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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...
