Little girl playing with a dog, from Deuxième Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Royale de France (Second Book of Figures after porcelains from the Manufacture Royale de France)

Little girl playing with a dog, from Deuxième Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Royale de France (Second Book of Figures after porcelains from the Manufacture Royale de France) by François Boucher|Pierre François Tardieu|Pierre Etienne Falconet

Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.7 x 19 cm)

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.600.1001(8)

Tags

GirlsDogs

About the Artist

François Boucher|Pierre François Tardieu|Pierre Etienne Falconet · 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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