Suite de Figures Chinoises. . . Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
14 9/16 × 10 11/16 × 3/16 in. (37 × 27.2 × 0.5 cm)
Classification
Albums|Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.1017(1-6)
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Art Historical Context
In the opulent world of 18th-century French Roc art, *Suite de Figures Chino... Tiré du Cabinet de. d'Azaincourt* (1755–76) captures the era's fascination with chinoiserie—an exotic aesthetic blending European fantasy with imagined Chinese motifs. Created as a suite of etchings and engravings by François Boucher, a master of playful, decorative scenes, in collaboration with skilled printmakers Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel and Gilles Demarteau, this album draws from the private collection of Mr. d'Azaincourt. Measuring 14 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches, it showcases delicate figures of girls amid lu...
About the Artist
François Boucher|Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel|Gilles Demarteau · 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...