Sculpture by Louis Félix de La Rue|François Boucher

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 7 13/16 x 10 15/16 in. (19.8 x 27.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.600.1079(3)

Tags

Sculpture

Art Historical Context

This enchanting etching, titled *Sculpture*, represents a captivating collaboration between François Boucher, the illustrious 18th-century French Rococo master known for his lavish, playful scenes of mythology and allegory, and Louis Félix de La Rue, a skilled engraver who brought Boucher's designs to life through printmaking. Though the exact date remains unknown, the work exemplifies the Rococo era's fascination with graceful forms and ornamental elegance, likely depicting a sculptural subject that echoes the period's love for classical motifs rendered with fluid, intricate lines. Etching, ...

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