Gaines
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-252-74
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Juste-François Boucher (1736–1782), son of the renowned Rococo François Boucher, was skilled French draftsman and engraver whose bridged the opulent Rococo style and emerging Neoclassical tastes. Created around 1775, *Gaines* is a from this pivotal late Enlightenment period in France, just before the Revolution upended artistic traditions. As part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's—purchased by the Advisory Council—it reflects the era's fascination with refined imagery, often reproduced via printmaking to reach wider audiences beyond elite patrons. Though the exact medium remains unspec...