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François Boucher Artworks collected in Metmuseum

David V.

Oct 05, 2022•3 min read

François Boucher (UK: BOO-shay, US: boo-SHAY; French: [fʁɑ̃swa buʃe]; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Boucher

Young Girl with a Boy and a Dog

French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris / The Met

title: Young Girl with a Boy and a Dog
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1956

Drawing for "La Colonne Trajane"

French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris / The Met

title: Drawing for "La Colonne Trajane"
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1958

Drawing for "La Colonne Trajane"

French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris / The Met

title: Drawing for "La Colonne Trajane"
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1958

Cottage with Figures

French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris / The Met

title: Cottage with Figures
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1959

Peasant Girl Riding an Ox with Companions

French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris / The Met

title: Peasant Girl Riding an Ox with Companions
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1953

Design for a Frontispiece: Love Staying the Hand of Time

French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris / The Met

title: Design for a Frontispiece: Love Staying the Hand of Time
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1957

Study of the left hand of Mme de Pompadour

French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris / The Met

title: Study of the left hand of Mme de Pompadour
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1955

A Cottage

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