L'Arivée du Courier (The Arrival of the Messenger)
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 1/16 x 15 7/16 in. (48.4 x 39.2 cm) Plate: 16 15/16 x 12 15/16 in. (43 x 32.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Regina Slatkin, 1954
Accession Number
54.560
Tags
About the Artist
François Boucher|Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet|Basset · 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...