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François Boucher

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Etching of a seated musician in Chinese dress playing a lute, with a drum and potted plants beside him.

Chinese Musician

1738-45

Etching of a young woman in Chinese-style robes holding a cup beside a table with a vase and incense burner.

Chinese Young Lady

1738-45

Etching of a seated Chinese musician with a parasol and stringed instrument, with a child in a conical hat beside him in a ga

Another Chinese Musician

1738-45

Etching of several winged putti carrying garlands and baskets of fruit, some flying and some resting on clouds.

Groups of Children

Etching of a seated woman gardener in period dress beside a pumpkin, rake and basket, under a leafy tree.

The Gardener

1741-63

Etching of a seated woman reading beside a standing man with a wicker basket, with foliage behind them.

Sheet of Sketches, from "Livre d’étude d’après les desseins originaux de Blomart"

1735

Engraved title page with rococo cartouche, two putti and a standing nude figure framing the lettering.

Title Page, from "Livre d’étude d’après les desseins originaux de Blomart"

1735

Red chalk sketch of a standing man in 18th-century dress gesturing outward, with studies of a head and legs beside him.

Study for Lélie unmasking Mascarille

1713

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a tricorn hat and long coat, arm extended forward, on cream paper.

Standing huntman

1713

Red chalk sketch of a man in a tricorn hat leaning forward with one arm outstretched, on cream paper.

Studie voor een knielende jager

1713

Red chalk sketch of a seated young man in ruffled period costume and curled wig, on a chair.

Jodelet sitting on a chair

1713

Red chalk drawing of a smiling figure in a full skirt and bonnet holding flowers, by François Boucher.

Studie van Mascarille, in travestie

1731

Red chalk drawing of a seated curly-haired man in a ruffled costume with a sash, with small head studies in the corner.

Mascarille sitting

1713

Red chalk sketch of a man in a tricorn hat kneeling and pointing with one arm extended.

Study of a kneeling huntman

1713

Red chalk drawing of a young servant with tilted head holding up a plate with outstretched arm.

Jonge bediende die een bord vasthoudt

1713

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a wig and coat gesturing on a wooden chair, with a small sketch of a figure at upper lef

Study for Alceste

1713

Chalk study of two forearms and hands, one gripping a rolled paper and the other holding a thin stick.

Studies van twee onderarmen

1713

Engraving of a seated woman in a cap and loose gown, turning her head and holding a folded fan in her lap.

Zittende vrouw met waaier

1728

Etching of a seated woman in a long gown and bonnet, one arm extended outward, on a pale sheet with a thin border.

Zittende dame

1728

Etching of a seated young girl with an upswept hairstyle and ribbon, wearing a long draped dress, resting on a stool.

Zittend meisje

1728

Engraving of a seated woman in a headscarf and sash beside a palm tree, with a fan at her feet, dated 1731.

Chinese vrouw, zittend in een landschap

1731

Engraving of a seated young woman and an elderly woman with a staff, with grapes, a gourd and tools in a garden setting.

Vertumnus en Pomona

1727

Etching of a pastoral landscape with cows, figures in the foreground, and a village with a church tower in the distance.

Gezicht op Vincennes met koeien en figuren

1727

Engraving of a seated Chinese doctor in robes beside a pine tree and pagoda in a landscape.

Chinese dokter, zittend in een landschap

1731

Etching of a seated Chinese servant woman with a cushion in a garden landscape with a pavilion and clouds.

Chinese bediende, zittend in een tuin

1731

Etching of a seated Chinese gardener in a hat beside a tall urn with a plant, in an open landscape with clouds.

Chinese tuinman, zittend in een landschap

1731

Etching of a seated woman in layered robes on a wooden bench, set in a garden landscape with trees and flowers.

Chinese vrouw van het keizerlijk paleis, zittend op een bank

1731

Engraving of a seated elderly man in a hat holding a heart-shaped fan, set in a rocky landscape with shrubs.

Oude Chinese man, zittend in een landschap

1731

Engraved print of a seated Chinese eunuch in a wide hat holding a smoking pipe, with a small tree and pavilion in the backgro

Landschap met zittende eunuch uit het Chinese paleis

1731

Engraving of a seated young boy in flowing robes beside a stone wall, with a tree and distant building in a landscape.

Chinese jongen, zittend in een landschap

1731

Engraving of a seated young woman in Chinese-style robes beside plants and rocks in a landscape.

Jonge Chinese vrouw, zittend in een landschap

1731

Etching of a seated woman holding a parasol in a rocky landscape with hills and clouds in the background.

Chinese geestelijke, zittend in een landschap

1731

Pen sketch of a man seen from behind holding a trophy of arms, with reclining figures and weapons below.

A Man, seen from behind, holding a trophy of arms, from Nouveau Livre de diverse Figures (New Book of Various Figures)

1751

Etching of two figures in Asian dress with a gong, bells, and a stringed instrument among plants.

Hearing

1720-70

Etching of children gathered around a wooden box with a seated old man, palms, a flowering branch and birds nearby.

Sight

1720-70

Etching of a woman with a plumed headdress beside an incense urn, a child, a kneeling old man, and potted plants.

Smell

1720-70

Engraving of two robed children seated beneath a gnarled tree with a large hanging fruit and foliage.

Taste

1720-70

Etching of a bearded man in a hat and a woman in a robe, each holding a small animal, beside a tree and a fan.

Touch

1720-70

Engraving of three figures in flowing robes beside a flowered urn on a pedestal, with a tambourine on the ground.

Touch, from The Five Senses

1720-70

Engraved frontispiece with putti around an oval title cartouche, garlands of flowers, books, scrolls and drawing tools, dated

Frontispiece, from Nouveau Livre d'Academies Peintes a Rome par les Eleves de l'Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpt…

1759

Etching of a barefoot peasant in a cap gathering a fish net over a wooden barrel, with a plank and shrubs behind him.

Peasant Holding Fish Net

18th century

Pen sketch sheet with a seated woman, a standing woman in a bonnet, an old bearded man's head, and small riding figures.

Figurenstudien (Studienbuch nach A. Bloemaert)

1735

Red chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, propped on her left arm, with black chalk accents.

Liegender weiblicher Akt, auf den linken Arm gestützt, in Rückenansicht

Pencil and white chalk study on grey paper of a winged putto flying upward with arms raised, plus smaller putti sketches.

Studies of putti

1770

Pen and wash drawing of a farmyard with a cottage, large tree, cow, sheep, chickens and figures tending animals.

Seated Shepherd

1800

Pen and wash sketch of a reclining woman, putti, an urn and draped fabric arranged in a ceiling corner design.

Project for a Corner Motif of a Painted Ceiling

1740

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a young boy balancing a tray of bottles on a pedestal, pointing outward.

The Youthful Vendor

1750

Red chalk drawing of two children with a dog and sheep in a landscape, with an urn and cherub heads above.

Two Children

1770

Split architectural drawing of an altar screen with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and a central arched niche.

Elevation of Altar Screen

1770

Drawing of a seated shepherdess playing a flute to a reclining shepherd beside a tree, in black and red chalk.

Shepherdess Piping to a Shepherd

1770

Etching of two figures in Asian robes playing a gong, bells, and stringed instruments among plants.

L'Ouye (Hearing) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720

Engraving of children and a seated man beside a cabinet, with a parrot, palm trees and flowering branches, titled La Veue.

La Veue (Sight) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720

Engraved title page with allegorical figures in clouds, Latin inscription naming Earl Cowper, horses and putti below.

Memorial to William Earl Cowper

1720

Engraving of Flora offering a flower wreath to a reclining Cupid beside a flower-filled urn in a wooded landscape.

Flore et l'Amour

1740

Engraving of a bearded man and a young woman in Asian dress with two cats among blossoming trees and a parasol.

Le Toucher (Touch) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720

Etching of a fashionable dandy in a feathered hat and long coat walking through a garden with a pagoda and plants.

Petit Maître (Dandy)

1750

Engraved rococo design of a waterfall, classical columns, an urn and rocaille scrollwork framing a landscape with animals.

Rocaille (rococo design), in Nouveaux morceaux pour des paravents (New concepts for screens)

1730

Etching of two seated children beneath a gnarled tree with a large hanging fruit and leafy branches.

Le Gout (Taste) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720