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François Boucher

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Chalk drawing of six cherub heads with wings arranged among soft clouds, some eyes closed and others gazing aside.

Six angel heads in clouds

Sketch of a reclining man in period dress, drawn in black and red chalk with white highlights on grey paper.

Reclining Male Figure

1736

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining nude woman with two nymphs and a bearded triton, plus a cherub head at left.

Nymphes et triton

1753

Red and black chalk drawing of a standing nude woman with flowers in her hair and drapery, by François Boucher.

Standing Nude Girl

1750

Pen and watercolor drawing of a turbaned man with reclining women and a servant in an ornate pink and yellow interior.

The Pasha in His Harem, c. 1735-1739

1735

White chalk sketch on tan paper of two peasant women and two boys, one woman carrying a basket.

Two peasant women with two boys

Grey-wash drawing of a dilapidated farmhouse with thatched roof, climbing vines, barrels, and a leaning ladder in the yard.

The Dilapidated Farmhouse

1740

Drawing of a reclining male nude draped over a wooden platform, rendered in chalk and wash on tan paper.

Academic Study of a Reclining Male Nude

c. 1750

Red chalk drawing of a reclining female nude draped over a dolphin, one arm raised, on toned paper.

Female Nude on a Dolphin

1730

Chalk drawing of a seated couple embracing in a wooded landscape beside a ruined stone wall, with a dog nearby.

Tête-à-tête

1764

Brown chalk drawing of Aurora gazing down at the reclining Cephalus, with putti and a chariot in the clouds above.

Aurora and Cephalus

1766

Drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, arm raised, on rumpled silk, in chalk on tan paper.

Danae Receiving the Golden Shower

1757

Chalk drawing of cattle and sheep crossing a stream, with a woman on a cart and a stone arch behind.

Return to the Fold

1750

Oval pen and brown wash drawing of a seated woman with putti and a musical instrument among clouds.

Allegory of Music

1764

Black and white chalk drawing of a standing nude male figure with arms outstretched, looking upward, on gray paper.

Apollo

1752

Brown wash drawing of a woman making crêpes in a cluttered kitchen while children and a dog gather nearby.

Crêpes

1761

Drawing of a nude woman reaching right over draped cloth, rendered in black and white chalk on tan paper.

A Nude Woman Reaching to the Right

1769

Drawing of a rustic stone arch bridge over a stream, with trees, a cottage, and an overturned boat in the foreground.

Landscape with a Rustic Bridge

1740

Chalk drawing of a reclining nude Venus on drapery and waves, with two doves and a dolphin, on tan paper.

Venus Reclining on a Dolphin

1745

Brown wash drawing of a man fleeing servants in a columned hall with a banquet table, a dog and onlookers.

Sancho Fleeing from the Servants of the Duke

1735

Design for a Funeral Monument

1767

Drawing of reclining cherubs with bows and arrows on clouds, in a curved lunette format by François Boucher, 1765.

The Archery Contest

1765

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman with a drape, her head bowed and hands gathering cloth.

Aurora

1733

Red chalk study of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with white chalk highlights on toned paper.

Study for Reclining Nude

1740

Chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a layered turban, looking upward, in black and red chalk on paper.

Head of a Man in Turban

1750

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a draped woman with bowed head leaning on a pedestal, with white highlights on her cloak.

Study of a Draped Woman Leaning on a Pedestal

1759/61

Drawing for "La Colonne Trajane"

18th century

Pencil drawing of a thatched rustic cottage with a worker, wooden cart and tall trees under a sky with birds.

Landscape with Rustic Cottage

c. 1760

Red chalk drawing of a young girl in a draped dress with a boy and a dog beside her.

Young Girl with a Boy and a Dog

18th century

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a wide hat riding an ox led by a man, with companions resting under a tree.

Peasant Girl Riding an Ox with Companions

18th century

Pencil sketch of a thatched cottage among trees, with a cart wheel, firewood pile and a seated figure in the foreground.

A Cottage

n.d.

Chalk study of a woman's outstretched arm and hands on tan paper, with a bracelet at the wrist.

Study of the left hand of Mme de Pompadour

18th century