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Edmé Bouchardon

38 works

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Red chalk drawing of a standing robed figure with arms outstretched, face raised in ecstasy.

Saint Stephen in Ecstasy

second third 1700s

Red chalk academy drawing of a seated male nude resting his head on one hand while holding a long staff.

Academy of a Seated Nude Holding a Staff

c. 1735/50

Red chalk drawing of nude Hercules with club and lion skin inside a circular medallion with inscriptions, 1744.

Hercules with fur and club (Commemorative coin "Extraordinaire des Guerres 1744")

1744

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude smith hammering at an anvil in a forge, with a figure behind him, inside a circular frame.

Cyclops in the forge of Vulcan (Special coin "Extraordinaire des Guerres 1751")

1751

Pencil sketch of a figure bearing a cross, pulled by a soldier, with a crowd of mourners in draped robes behind.

Bearing of the Cross

Red chalk drawing of a seated allegorical woman with two putti beside a tablet reading Moderatio, in classical architecture.

Allegory of Moderation ("Moderatio")

Red chalk medallion drawing of Mercury playing a flute beside a cow as a reclining man sleeps in the foreground.

Mercury lulls Argus to sleep with his flute playing to abduct Juno, who has been transformed into a cow (Special coin…

1742

Red chalk drawing of Atlas kneeling under a celestial sphere with zodiac signs, inside a circular frame reading Tresor Royal

Atlas carries the celestial sphere (Special coin "Trésor Royal 1743")

1743

Red chalk drawing of a peasant pruning a bare tree within a circular border with lettering and the date 1747.

A peasant pruning a tree (Special coin "Parties Casuelles 1747")

1747

Red chalk drawing of Hercules clubbing centaurs on a rocky ledge under a stormy sky.

Hercules Subduing the Centaurs

about 1735-1740

Red chalk drawing of a robed friar holding a cross aloft, standing on a pedestal, study for a statue.

Statue of a Saint Francis

Circular medal design of a kneeling female figure with arms raised beside a flaming altar and fleur-de-lis shield.

Ontwerp voor een gedenkpenning ter herdenking van het herstel van de Franse koning

1744

Pen and wash drawing of a fluted ornamental urn with a ram's head and leaf handles on a pedestal, with a small sketch below.

Study for Plate 7 of Bouchardon's "Second livre de vases"

18th century

Ink and wash drawing of an ornamental urn with crossed oars and a lion mask, set on a pedestal, with a small sketch below.

Study for Plate 7 of Bouchardon's "Premier livre de vases"

18th century

Red chalk drawing of a feathered female figure drawing a bow while seated on a large animal.

Allegory of America, from the Four Continents

18th century

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing a winged helmeted warrior with sword and shield above a shoreline.

Design for a Medal: Marine 1758

1758

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing two draped women beside a pedestal with scales of justice.

Design for a Medal

ca. 1738

Red chalk design for a medal showing a seated helmeted female figure with a Latin inscription and the date 1740.

Design for a Medal: Bâtiments du Roy, 1740

18th century

Red chalk design for a circular token showing a woman in a chariot drawn by lions, with inscription and 1740 below.

Design for a jeton or a token: Maison de la Reine 1740

1740

Red chalk drawing of a circular medallion showing two putti riding a sea creature over waves, with Latin inscription and date

Design for a Token: Galères, 1740

1740

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing a winged figure holding two crowns, with Latin inscription below.

Design for medal commemorating the capture of Port Mahon

18th century

Red chalk drawing of a child holding a flowering vase, with a dog sniffing the ground below, within an oval frame.

The Sense of Smell

Red chalk drawing of a fountain with three nude nymphs on top, lion heads on the pedestal, and dolphins at the base.

Fountain Surmounted by Three Nymphs

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted female figure with a spear and a nude child at her side, in flowing drapery.

La Guerre

Circular drawing of a reclining river god holding a cornucopia, with a crocodile and the words Trésor Royal 1748.

Design for a Token: Trésor Royal 1748

1748

Red chalk design for a circular token showing a seated youth playing a lyre beside stone blocks, inscribed BÂTIMENS DU ROY 17

Design for a Token: Bâtiments du Roi, 1748

1748

Red chalk drawing of a winged cherub on clouds reaching toward flowers, with radiating lines behind, labeled Le Vent d'Orient

Le Vent d'Orient

Red chalk drawing of a nude boy kneeling with both arms raised toward the upper right.

Seated Nude Boy

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude with one arm raised overhead and one leg stretched out along a ledge.

Sitzender männlicher Akt nach rechts mit hochgelegtem linkem Bein und erhobenem rechtem Arm

Engraved ornamental vase with dolphin handles, a lion mask at the base, and a relief frieze of nude figures on its body.

Ornamental Vase Design

1730

Engraved title page with an ornamental fountain, mascaron and sea creatures in a circular frame above a lettered cartouche.

Title Page

1730

Red chalk drawing of a reclining horse with flowing mane inside a double circular border, a design for a medal.

Liggend paard, ontwerp voor een penning

1755

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