Les Nimphes au Bain (The Nymphs at the Bath)
18th century
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 3/8 x 14 13/16 in. (51.8 x 37.6 cm) Plate: 16 15/16 x 11 1/4 in. (43 x 28.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Accession Number
56.564.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the opulent world of 18th-century France, François Boucher, the quintessential Rococo master, captured the playful sensuality of mythology in *Les Nimphes au Bain (The Nymphs at the Bath)*. Known for his delicate, curvaceous figures and lush landscapes, Boucher often depicted idyllic scenes of bathing nymphs amid trees and dappled light, ev the carefree pleasures of nature. This etching and engraving, skillfully reproduced by Jean Ouvrier, translates Boucher's original painting into a print, making his aristocratic fantasies accessible to a wider audience through the era's booming print mar...
About the Artist
Jean Ouvrier|François Boucher (French|French) · 1725 |1714 –1725 |1789
French, 1725–1784|French, Avignon 1714–1789 Paris