Frontispiece, from Nouveau Livre d'Academies Peintes a Rome par les Eleves de l'Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture (New Book of the Academy Painted in Rome by the Pupils of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture)

Frontispiece, from Nouveau Livre d'Academies Peintes a Rome par les Eleves de l'Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture (New Book of the Academy Painted in Rome by the Pupils of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture) by François Boucher

Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 12 1/16 x 16 7/8 in. (30.7 x 42.8 cm)

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, 1957

Accession Number

57.559.47

Tags

PuttiWriting

About the Artist

François Boucher · 17031770

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...

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