Three Women in a Landscape
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-249-9
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
François Boucher’s *Three Women in a Landscape* (1751) captures the graceful charm of mid-eighteenth-century French art. As a leading figure of the Rococo movement, Boucher was celebrated for his lighthearted pastoral scenes and elegant depictions of women set against idyllic nature. Created during the height of his career under royal patronage, this print reflects the period’s taste for refined, decorative works that celebrated leisure, beauty, and the natural world. Classified as a print in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection, the work demonstrates Boucher’s skill in graphic me...