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François Boucher

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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

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

Etching of a seated young woman in a headscarf with a child leaning on a stone wall beneath a branch, by François Boucher.

The Young Girl Resting

1756

Etching of three winged putti among clouds, one holding a flowering branch, after François Boucher, 1740.

Three Putti

1740

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

Two spandrels with winged figures

18th century

Etching of a kneeling woman in striped robes holding a fan, with a pagoda and bridge in the background.

TAO KOU ou Religieuse de Tau à la Chine

1730