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François Boucher

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Grey chalk drawing of Christ and a veiled woman with a crowd of onlookers and bearded elders in a columned interior.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Pencil drawing of cupid restraining Father Time with a scythe, with cherubs and a reclining figure above a blank cartouche.

Design for a Frontispiece: Love Staying the Hand of Time

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rustic cottage with figures, chickens, a wheelbarrow, and trees in a farmyard.

Cottage with Figures

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman in a full period gown holding a fan, drawn in loose strokes on pale paper.

Seated Woman Holding a Fan

18th century

Chalk drawing of two winged putti with a garland and flowers on tan paper, by François Boucher.

Winged Putti with Flowers

ca. 1750

Brown chalk drawing of a kneeling sculptor gazing at a nude woman stepping from a pedestal, with cherubs floating in clouds a

Pygmalion and Galatea

Sketch of a seated woman in a garden with an older figure leaning toward her and a cupid flying overhead.

Vertumnus and Pomona

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man reading a young woman's outstretched hand beside trees, with a child watching.

The Fortune Teller

ca. 1725-28

Ink and wash design for an ornate rococo frame with cherubs, an IHS monogram, and oval saintly medallions around a blank pane

Design for a Frontispiece Surmounted by the Sacred Monogram IHS

Pen and wash drawing of a standing draped man carrying a bundle of rods on his shoulder, with two reclining figures below.

Standing Man Carrying Fasces and Arms

Grey wash drawing of a seated mother with cherubs, draped cloth, inscribed banners, candles and putti with music.

Diploma of the Freemasons of Bordeaux

Brown chalk drawing of a winged angel descending over classical figures and soldiers in an arched composition.

The Continence of Scipio

Black and white chalk drawing of a woman with a basket and a small boy holding her skirt, on blue-gray paper.

Woman and Boy

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman with white highlights, one leg extended and a cloth draped across her lap.

Seated female nude

1742

Brown ink and wash drawing of bearded men beside a tent, with reclining figures and children in the foreground.

Laban Searching for his Idols (Genesis 31: 19-37)

Red chalk drawing of two figures in Asian dress by a brazier, one pouring tea, with a seated Buddha figure above.

Fire

ca. 1740

Red chalk drawing of a reclining muscular male figure with one arm raised overhead and drapery across his legs.

Fallen Huntsman

ca. 1736

Drawing of the Nativity with the Virgin holding the infant Christ, kneeling shepherds, an ox, and cherubs in a glowing sky.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Chalk drawing on blue paper of two winged figures arranged as spandrels above a large arch.

Two spandrels with winged figures

18th century

Engraving of a seated woman in a headscarf leaning on a palm tree, with a reclining figure and pipe at lower right.

Femme de MATSMEY a la terre d’Ieço

1730

Etching of a seated woman in a robe holding a parasol in a rocky landscape, with a French caption below.

NIKOU femme Bonze ou Religieuse Chinoise

1730

Engraving of a woman beside a smoking urn, an old man kneeling with flowers, a child, and potted plants.

L'Odorat (Smell) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720

Drawing of Diana and her nymphs resting in a forest, with reclining figures and a cloth raised among the trees.

Diana mit ihren Nymphen im Wald rastend

1740

Black and white chalk drawing of a kneeling young woman seen from behind, holding a small child reaching out with both hands.

Kniende junge Frau mit Kind

Pen and red chalk drawing of an allegorical scene with winged figures, cherubs, clouds and a draped central figure.

Allegorie auf die Geburt eines französischen Prinzen

1728

Brown wash drawing of two men in a rowing boat with an oar, framed by foliage.

Zwei Männer im Ruderboot

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a shirtless man with bowed head, one hand raised to his neck.

Half-Length Study of a Man

18th century

Pencil sketch of a helmeted warrior addressing a seated king in a crowded tent, with onlookers and a round table at right.

Mucius Scaevola Before King Porsenna

18th century

Head of Girl in Profile to Right

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Death of the Virgin, with mourners around a deathbed and angels in clouds above.

The Death of the Virgin

1750s

Black and white chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman with head thrown back, on tan paper, with a small study at upper left

Reclining Nymph

c. 1752

Chalk drawing of a reclining female nude on tan paper, head turned left, one knee raised, with red and white highlights.

Venus

c. 1754