Artworks · François Boucher

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

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

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 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 Interrupted Sleep

1750 · Oil on canvas

Overall 32 1/4 x 29 5/8 in. (81.9 x 75.2 cm); painted surface (irregular oval) 31 x 27 3/4 in. (78.7 x 70.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum 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

Winged Putti with Flowers

1745 · Black chalk, brush and gray wash, and white chalk

8 5/16 x 9 1/4 in. (21.1 x 23.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Academic Study of a Reclining Male Nude

1745 · Black chalk, with stumping and touches of red chalk, heightened with white chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper

35.6 × 44.8 cm (14 1/16 × 17 11/16 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

Armorial Bookplate for Crozat, Baron de Thiers

1743 · Graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper, perimeter mounted on board

13.3 × 8.1 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Seated female nude

1742 · Red chalk, heightened with white on beige paper

12 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (31.5 x 26.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape with a Rustic Bridge

1740 · black chalk heightened with white on cream laid paper

overall: 20.3 x 27.2 cm (8 x 10 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Music and Dance

1740 · oil on canvas

Framed: 77.5 x 131.5 x 6 cm (30 1/2 x 51 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 69 x 123 cm (27 3/16 x 48 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cupids in Conspiracy

1740 · oil on canvas

Framed: 77.5 x 131.5 x 6 cm (30 1/2 x 51 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 68.8 x 123.2 cm (27 1/16 x 48 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Music and Dance and Cupids in Conspiracy

1740 · oil on canvas

Framed: 77.5 x 131.5 x 6 cm (30 1/2 x 51 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 69 x 123 cm (27 3/16 x 48 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Chinese Botanist, from Recueil de diverses figures chinoise du cabinet de François Boucher

1738 · Etching on cream laid paper

20.4 × 13.1 cm (8 1/16 × 5 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boy with a Carrot

1738 · Pastel on buff laid paper

30.8 × 24.3 cm (12 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Page 34 and Page 35, Premier Livre de Figures d'Académies Gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’Académie Royale

1737 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Plate (Page 34): 18.8 × 28.5 cm (7 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Plate (Page 35): 19 × 28.2 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.); Sheet: 23.5 × 30.5 cm (9 5/16 × 12 1/16 in.); Image (Page 34): 17 × 25.7 cm (6 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.); Image (Page 35): 16.9 × 26.4 cm (6 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sancho Fleeing from the Servants of the Duke

1735 · black chalk and gray wash heightened with white gouache on light brown laid paper

overall: 27.3 x 33.9 cm (10 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Fire

1735 · Red chalk

13 3/4 x 11 5/16 in. (35 x 28.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study of Valet with Coffee Pot

1734 · Red chalk, with black chalk, and touches of graphite, heightened with white chalk, on buff laid paper

34.6 × 19.5 cm (13 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Oriental Warrior

1731 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 23.6 × 17.7 cm (9 5/16 × 7 in.); Sheet: 30.7 × 23.5 cm (12 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fallen Huntsman

1731 · Red chalk, heightened with white

11 7/16 x 16 9/16 in. (29.1 x 42 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells

1731 · Black chalk with stumping, and red chalk, heightened with white chalk on beige laid paper

Sheet: 37.7 x 22.2 cm (14 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.); Secondary Support: 39.6 x 24.2 cm (15 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Young Shepherd Playing a Pipe for Two Young Shepherdesses

1730 · black chalk, pen and brown ink, and brown wash, on pink prepared paper, laid down on an old mount

sheet: 23.19 × 16.51 cm (9 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.) mount: 27.5 × 21.3 cm (10 13/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino

1730 · Oil on canvas

25 x 31 7/8 in. (63.5 x 81 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Aurora

1728 · red and white chalk on brown laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink

overall: 37.5 x 23.5 cm (14 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Mill Lock in the Middle of Willows, plate 97 from Figures de différents caractères, de Paysages, et d’Etudes dessinées d'après nature (Figures of Different Characters, Landscapes, and Studies Drawn from Nature)

1726 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image: 21.5 × 30.8 cm (8 1/2 × 12 3/16 in.); Plate: 23 × 32.8 cm (9 1/16 × 12 15/16 in.); sheet: 31 × 44.5 cm (12 1/4 × 17 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Fisherboy

1725 · Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white gouache, on blue laid paper

30.2 × 44.4 cm (11 15/16 × 17 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of Bacchante

1723 · Red chalk and black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on buff wove paper

19.8 × 14.5 cm (7 13/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Putti

1723 · Red chalk, over graphite, on cream laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper with blue fibers

25.3 × 18.5 cm (10 × 7 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Domestic Scene: Mother with Two Small Children before a Mantelpiece

1723 · Black crayon, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid card

22.3 × 18.4 cm (8 13/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Woman

1723 · Red chalk, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper

21.8 × 16.8 cm (8 5/8 × 6 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Graces on the Tomb of Watteau

1723 · Etching on off-white laid paper

35.3 × 32 cm (13 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Graces on the Tomb of Watteau

1723 · Etching on ivory laid paper

35.3 × 32 cm (13 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Little Savoyard

1723 · Etching on off-white laid paper

Plate: 20.5 × 15.6 cm (8 1/8 × 6 3/16 in.); Sheet: 26 × 21 cm (10 1/4 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago