Artworks · François Boucher

The Bird Catcher, from The Noble Pastoral

1778 · Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave

572.2 × 369.7 cm (225 1/4 × 145 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Nude Woman Reaching to the Right

1768 · black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk on brown laid paper (formerly blue)

overall: 27.3 x 39.4 cm (10 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.) support: 35.3 x 47.3 cm (13 7/8 x 18 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Shepherd's Idyll

1768 · Oil on canvas

94 1/2 x 93 1/2 in. (240 x 237.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Washerwomen

1768 · Oil on canvas

95 x 93 in. (241.3 x 236.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for a Funeral Monument

1767 · black chalk and stumping with touches of graphite, heightened with white, on brown laid paper

overall: 29.6 x 17.7 cm (11 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis ...

1767 · black and white chalk on faded blue laid paper

overall: 31.6 x 21.8 cm (12 7/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Venus Commanding Vulcan to Make Arms for Aeneas

1767 · Various brown chalks, with touches of brush and brown chalk wash, heightened with white chalk, on cream laid paper, prepared with a light brown wash ground, laid down on heavy buff laid paper

Primary support: 30.4 × 20.5 cm (12 × 8 1/8 in.); Secondary support: 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Madame Bergeret

1766 · oil on canvas

overall: 143.5 x 105.4 cm (56 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.) framed: 172.4 x 134.3 cm (67 7/8 x 52 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Aurora Heralding the Arrival of the Morning Sun

1765 · brown and black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk on buff laid paper

overall (octagonal): 46 x 40.2 cm (18 1/8 x 15 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Archery Contest

1765 · black and white chalks on light brown laid paper (formerly blue)

overall: 25.8 x 85.6 cm (10 3/16 x 33 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Allegory of Painting

1765 · oil on canvas

overall: 101.5 x 130 cm (39 15/16 x 51 3/16 in.) framed: 129.5 x 157.5 cm (51 x 62 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Aurora and Cephalus

1765 · brown chalk with stumping on light beige laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink

overall: 32.7 x 21.9 cm (12 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) support: 37.6 x 27.1 cm (14 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Presentation in the Temple

1765 · pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, and black chalk, heightened with white paint; framing lines in pen and brown ink

Sheet: 32.3 x 20 cm (12 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Framed: 66 x 50.9 x 6.4 cm (26 x 20 1/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels

1765 · Oil on canvas

Oval, 16 1/8 x 13 5/8 in. (41 x 34.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegory of Music

1764 · pen and brown ink with red wash on laid paper

overall (oval): 16.7 x 23 cm (6 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Allegory of Music

1764 · oil on canvas

overall: 103.5 x 130 cm (40 3/4 x 51 3/16 in.) framed: 130.8 x 157.5 cm (51 1/2 x 62 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Tête-à-tête

1764 · black chalk heightened with white on laid paper

overall: 33.5 x 23.1 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.) support: 38.4 x 28.2 cm (15 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto

1763 · Oil on canvas

Oval, 25 1/2 x 21 5/8 in. (64.8 x 54.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Crêpes

1761 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of graphite on laid paper

Overall: 34.8 x 23.3 cm (13 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.) support: 42.4 x 31.1 cm (16 11/16 x 12 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Study of a Draped Woman Leaning on a Pedestal

1759 · Black chalk, with stumping, and white chalk on buff laid paper, laid down onto thick modern laid paperboard

Primary support: 52.3 × 36 cm (20 5/8 × 14 3/16 in.); Secondary support: 54.5 × 38.7 cm (21 1/2 × 15 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Adoration of the Shepherds

1758 · black chalk, pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache and white chalk on cream laid paper, laid down

overall: 24 x 29.3 cm (9 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Danae Receiving the Golden Shower

1757 · red, white, and black chalk with gouache

Overall: 31.5 x 48 cm (12 3/8 x 18 7/8 in.) support: 39.1 x 55 cm (15 3/8 x 21 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

La Blanchisseuse

1756 · etching on laid paper

sheet: 31.2 x 22.4 cm (12 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.) mount: 41.2 x 31.6 cm (16 1/4 x 12 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Laundress

1756 · Etching, with traces of engraving, in black on ivory laid paper

Plate: 31.5 × 22.5 cm (12 7/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 33.3 × 24.7 cm (13 1/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Woman Resting

1756 · Etching on cream laid paper

Plate: 25.6 × 18.2 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/16 in.); Sheet: 26.6 × 19 cm (10 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Laundress

1756 · Etching, with traces of engraving, in black in ivory laid paper

31 × 22.3 cm (12 1/4 × 8 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Psyche's Entrance into Cupid's Palace [left fragment], from The Story of Psyche

1756 · Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave

172.8 × 341.5 cm (68 × 134 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Psyche's Entrance into Cupid's Palace [right fragment] from the Story of Psyche

1756 · Wool and silk; tapestry weave

170.2 × 357 cm (67 × 140 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fountain of Venus

1756 · oil on canvas

Framed: 246 x 228.5 x 6.5 cm (96 7/8 x 89 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 233 x 215 cm (91 3/4 x 84 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Psyche's Entrance into Cupid's Palace from the Story of Psyche

1756 · Wool and silk; tapestry weave

170.2 × 357 cm (67 × 140 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Poorly Dressed Peasant

1755 · Etching on tan laid paper

Plate: 11.3 × 7.1 cm (4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 13.6 × 9.3 cm (5 3/8 × 3 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venus

1754 · black chalk with touches of red chalk, heightened with white chalk on gray paper

overall: 22.5 x 40 cm (8 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Allegory of Autumn

1753 · Oil on canvas

Irregular, 44 3/4 x 63 3/4 in. (113.7 x 161.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegory of Lyric Poetry

1753 · Oil on canvas

Irregular, 45 1/4 x 62 3/4 in. (114.9 x 159.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Reclining Nymph

1752 · black and white chalk on brown laid paper

overall: 22.7 x 39.8 cm (8 15/16 x 15 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Apollo

1752 · black chalk and stumping, heightened with white chalk on greenish-gray laid paper

overall: 54.4 x 36.5 cm (21 7/16 x 14 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Bath of Venus

1751 · oil on canvas

overall: 107 x 84.8 cm (42 1/8 x 33 3/8 in.) framed: 132.1 x 110.2 x 7.6 cm (52 x 43 3/8 x 3 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Toilette of Venus

1751 · Oil on canvas

42 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (108.3 x 85.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Death of the Virgin

1750 · pen and brown ink and brown wash over red chalk on cream laid paper, laid down

overall: 11 x 14.4 cm (4 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Return to the Fold

1750 · brown and black chalk heightened with white on brown laid paper

Overall: 28.7 x 44.6 cm (11 5/16 x 17 9/16 in.) support: 39.6 x 55.9 cm (15 9/16 x 22 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Love Letter

1750 · oil on canvas

overall: 81.2 x 75.2 cm (31 15/16 x 29 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Departure of Jacob

1750 · Pen and brown-black ink, brown ink wash, and red chalk wash, with black chalk on cream laid paper

Sheet: 34.8 x 23.1 cm (13 11/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study of a Triton

1748 · Black chalk, with stumping with traces of red chalk, heightened with white chalk and traces of graphite, on tan laid paper

22.1 × 27 cm (8 3/4 × 10 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?)

1747 · Oil on canvas

Oval: 80.8 × 68.5 cm (31 3/4 × 27 in.); Framed: 96.6 × 84.5 × 11.5 cm (38 × 33 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venus Reclining on a Dolphin

1745 · black chalk heightened with white on brown laid paper

overall: 22 x 33.7 cm (8 11/16 x 13 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Farm Courtyard

1745 · Black chalk on cream laid paper

24.2 × 37.9 cm (9 9/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Page 45 and Page 48, from Second Livre de Figures d'Academies Gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’Académie Royale

1745 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Recto plate: 28.1 × 18.7 cm (11 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.); Verso plate: 18.5 × 27.7 cm (7 5/16 × 10 15/16 in.); Sheet: 30.2 × 22.8 cm (11 15/16 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bathing Nymph

1745 · Oil on canvas

42.6 × 47.1 cm (16 3/4 × 18 1/2 in.); Framed: 59.3 × 64.8 × 10.2 cm (23 3/8 × 25 1/2 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago