Frontispice pour le "Tombeau de Charles Sackville, comte de Dorset" (Frontispiece for the "Tomb of Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset", from Tombeaux des Princes, des Grands Capitaines et autres Hommes illustres (Tombs of Princes, Great Captains, and other Illustrious Men)
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 25 9/16 x 16 3/8 in. (65 x 41.6 cm) trimmed to platemark
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
Accession Number
55.601.4
Tags
About the Artist
François Boucher|Eugene MacSwiny|Michel Aubert · 1703–1770
François Boucher (1703–1770) stands as the quintessential master of French Rococo painting and the most celebrated decorative artist of the 18th century. Born in Paris to a lace designer, Boucher created a visual language that perfectly embodied the refined taste, sensuality, and elegance of Louis XV's court. His prolific output—encompassing paintings, tapestry designs, theatrical sets, and decora...