Artist: Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770)
Nationality: French
Movement: Rococo
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Son of an artist, Francois Boucher learned many techniques as a child before receiving his formal art education from Francois Lemoyne. His initial job was as an engraver, producing replicas of Watteau’s drawings. However, he also was a successful painter and one the Prix de Rome in 1723. He then studied throughout Italy and began receiving royal commissions and a position as court artist. Boucher also worked for high profile, Madame de Pompadour, creating portraits and decorating her palace. Because Boucher was primarily painting for others, his work was consistently focused on pleasant, mythological subject matters and scenic landscapes.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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Francois Boucher - Madame Boucher 1743 oil on canvas The Frick Collection French
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The Letter
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Washerwomen, 1768 François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; 95 x 93 in. (241.3 x 236.2
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Two Shepherdesses
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Allegory of Autumn, 1753 François Boucher and Workshop (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; Irregular, 44 3/4
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Aurora and Cephalus
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Angelica and Medoro, 1763 François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; Oval, 26 1/4 x 22
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Allegory of Lyric Poetry, 1753 François Boucher and Workshop (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; Irregular, 45
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Shepherd"s Idyll, 1768 François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; 94 1/2 x 93 1/2 in.
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The Toilet of Venus, 1751 François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; 42 5/8 x 33
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Artist: François Boucher Title: St. John the Baptist Date: about 1750 Medium: oil on canvas
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Capriccio View from the Campo Vaccino, 1734 François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; 25 x
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Venus on the Waves
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Interior of a Barn with a Family of Coopers
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Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels, 1765 François Boucher
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Tray
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Artist: François Boucher and Royal Beauvois Manufactory and André-Charlemagne Charron Title: Apollo and Clytie Date:
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Landscape with Figures
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Study of a Reclining Nude
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Venus and Cupid
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Venus Emerging on the Waters
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Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; Oval,
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Study for a Monument Attributed to François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on paper, laid down on
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The Interrupted Sleep, 1750 François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; Overall 32 1/4 x 29
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Aurora & Cephalus (tapestry)
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Reclining Male Figure
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Jupiter Transformed into Diana
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The Dispatch of the Messenger, 1765 François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)Oil on canvas; Oval, 12 5/8
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Francois Boucher - Pan and Syrinx 1759 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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Francois Boucher - Pastorale 1750 Charoal Arkansas Arts Center French
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Francois Boucher - Boy with a Carrot 1738 pastel on buff laid The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Set of Four Tapestries
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Basket
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Louis-Mare Bonnet Sainte Famille Crayon manner engraving 1769
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Francois Boucher - Venus and Cupid c. 1732 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester French
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Francois Boucher - the Faithful Messenger c. 1775 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Allegory of Music 1752 oil on canvas North Carolina Museum of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Monument to Mignard c. 1735 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Francois Boucher - The Arts and Sciences 1750-1752 oil on canvas The Frick Collection French
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Francois Boucher - Les Confidences Pastorales c. 1745 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Francois Boucher - The Billet-Doux 1754 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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Francois Boucher - Death of Meleager c. 1727 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Landscape with a Watermill 1755 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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Francois Boucher - The Birth of the Venus c. 1765 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Madame Bergeret 1746 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Music and Dance 1740's oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Fountain of Venus 1756 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Allegory of Painting 1765 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Allegory of Music 1764 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Francois Boucher - The Love Letter 1750 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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FranÁois Boucher Bacchantes oil on canvas circa 1745
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FranÁois Boucher Companions of Diana oil on canvas 1745
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FranÁois Boucher Vertumnus and Pomona oil on canvas 1757
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FranÁois Boucher Music oil on canvas 18th century
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FranÁois Boucher Virgin and Child oil on canvas circa 1765 - 1770
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FranÁois Boucher Man Fallen on the floor etching 18th century
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Pierre Francois Tardieu Diana and Acteon ENG ET 18th century
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FranÁois Boucher Oeuvres de MoliËre (Paris: n. p., 1734), vol. 1 book with engravings 1734
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FranÁois Boucher Oeuvres de MoliËre (Paris: n. p., 1734), vol. 4 book with engravings 1734
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FranÁois Boucher Are They Thinking of Grapes? (Pensent-Ils Au Raisin) oil on canvas 1749
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FranÁois Boucher Farmyard Scene pen, ink and chalks circa 1743
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FranÁois Boucher Un Polisson Black crayon with white chalk 18th century
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FranÁois Boucher Portrait of Antoine Watteau. After a self -portrait by Antoine Watteau. etching 1727
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FranÁois Boucher Reclining Nude Chalk on paper 18th century
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FranÁois Boucher Male Academie red chalk on cream laid paper circa 1742
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Francois Boucher - Cupid Wounding Psyche 1741 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Saint John the Baptist c. 1755 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Francois Boucher - Boreas Abducting Oreithyia 1769 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum French
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Francois Boucher - Venus at Vulcan's Forge 1769 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum French
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Francois Boucher - Venus Consoling Love 1751 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Francois Boucher - Pastorale: The Vegetable Vendor c. 1735 oil on canvas Chrysler Museum of Art French
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FranÁois Boucher Diana, Cupid and Two Nymphs black chalk counterproof circa 1760
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Francois Boucher - Sketch for 'Mars et Venus' n.d. oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum French
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Ariadne and Bacchus
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FranÁois Boucher Man in Helmet (Head of a Roman Soldier) red, black and white chalk on laid paper circa 1751 - 1753
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Copied after François Boucher, French, 1703-1770 Reclining Nude undated Black and white chalk 29 x
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Venus at the Forge of Vulcan
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FranÁois Boucher Seated Girl Painting Cupids black and white chalk on faded blue laid paper 18th century
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François Boucher, French, 1703-1770 Reclining Female Nude mid 18th century Black, red, and white chalk
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FranÁois Boucher Minerva black and white chalk on tan laid paper, black chalk with white chalk heightening circa 1754
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Francois Boucher - Venus and Mercury Instructing Cupid 1738 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Pair of Figure Groups
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Francois Boucher - Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?) 1747 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Francois Boucher - Juno Asking Aeolus to Release the Winds 1769 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum French
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FranÁois Boucher Three Nymphs black and white chalk on blue laid paper, now darkened brown, affixed to blue paper backing circa 1749
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Ascribed to François Boucher, French, 1703-1770 Reclining Nude Nude girl sleeping 1730s Red chalk with
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FranÁois Boucher Paysage, plate 195 from Vol. 2 of Les Figures de diffÈrents caractËres (Paris: Gabriel Huquier, after 1739) Etching circa 1739
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FranÁois Boucher Paysage, plate 146 from Vol. 2 of Les Figures de diffÈrents caractËres (Paris: Gabriel Huquier, after 1739) Etching circa 1739
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FranÁois Boucher Homme vÍtu d'un costume oriental, plate 4 from Vol. 1 of Les Figures de diffÈrents caractËres (Paris: Audran and ChÈreau,1726) Etching 1726
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François Boucher, French, 1703-1770 Landscape with Watermill Landscape with Water Mill 1750s Black and colored
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Francois Boucher - The Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter 1755 oil on canvas The Frick Collection French
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Unidentified artist, French, 18th century Formerly attributed to François Boucher, French, 1703-1770 Portrait of Jacques-Antoine
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FranÁois Boucher Reclining Female Nude black, red and white chalks with graphite touches on flecked blue-gray laid paper now discolored to brown: retouches of black and white chalks by later hand circa 1760 - 1770
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Francois Boucher - Mercury Confiding the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs of the Nysa 1769 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum French
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The Expulsion from Paradise, 1740 Charles Joseph Natoire (French, 1700-1777)Oil on copper; 26 3/4 x
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François Boucher, French, 1703-1770 Young Woman with Flowers in Her Hair Oil on canvas 56.8
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Francois Boucher - Project for a Cartouche: An Allegory of Minerva, Fame, History and Faith Overcoming Ignorance and Time c. 1727 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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O'Rior Flower Girl Lithograph in sanguine 18th century
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Simon Francois Ravenet II The Death of Seneca 1768
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Francois-Guillaume Menageot - The Death of Leonardo da Vinci in the Arms of Francois I c. 1781 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art English

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