Standing Man Carrying Fasces and Arms
Medium
Pen, brown ink and brown wash over black chalk
Dimensions
9 3/16 x 7 3/16 in. (23.3 x 18.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1960
Accession Number
61.1.3
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Men
About the Artist
François Boucher · 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...