Autre Soldat Chinois
1738-1745
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-246-11
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Autre Soldat Chinois** François Boucher, created between 1738 and 1745, captures the whimsical spirit of 18th-century French Roc art. Boucher, a leading figure of the Rococo movement, was renowned for his elegant, playful depictions of fantasy and exoticism. This print, classified within the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, belongs to a series exploring *chinoiserie*—a fashionable European craze for stylized Chinese motifs that blended Eastern aesthetics with Western opulence. During Louis XV's reign, such imagery adorned Versailles and fashionable homes, symbolizing luxury and ...