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Artists›François Boucher

François Boucher

1703–1770

WA-00017079

Paris, France

PaintingRococo

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

138

Works in Collection

140

Assets Indexed

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ180932

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Movement

Rococo

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (138)

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A Woman and Children Playing with a Chinese Gong

1800 · Etching in red ink on wove paper

sheet: 15 9/16 x 11 5/16 in. (39.5 x 28.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Woman Playing with a Cat

1800 · Etching printed in red ink on wove paper

sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 5/16 in. (40 x 28.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

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Snuff Box

1775 · gold or gilt metal mounts; sides and bottom enamel over gilt engine turned design; interior lined in tortoiseshell

Overall: 2.6 x 10.5 cm (1 x 4 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cover for a Snuff Box

1775 · gold or gilt metal mounts; top with Vernis Martin style enameled decoration; sides and bottom enamel over gilt engine turned design; interior lined in tortoiseshell

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Snuff Box

1775 · gold or gilt metal mounts; cover with Vernis Martin style decoration; sides and bottom enamel over gilt engine turned design; interior lined in tortoiseshell

Overall: 2.6 x 10.5 cm (1 x 4 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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

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Nymphs and Cupids

1768 · Black and white chalk, partially stumped, on tan paper.

13 1/8 x 9 3/16 in. (33.3 x 23.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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

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Washerwomen

1768 · Oil on canvas

95 x 93 in. (241.3 x 236.2 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

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

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

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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

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The Dispatch of the Messenger

1765 · Oil on canvas

Oval, 12 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (32.1 x 26.7 cm)

The Metropolitan 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

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

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Artwork sources (6)

138 published of 138 catalogued · 87 with image

The Met
55 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
41 published41 img
Nga
28 published28 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
Cleveland Design
3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Snuff Box
1775 · Cleveland Design · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Cover for a Snuff Box
1775 · Cleveland Design · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Snuff Box
1775 · Cleveland Design · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Design for the illustration of "L'Etourdi'' from the 1734 edition of Molière's works (vol. I, p. 3)
1713 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Departure of Jacob
1750 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study for La Flèche Whose Pockets are Being Searched by Harpagon
1713 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Presentation in the Temple
1765 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Movements1

Rococo

Collections6

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

20 lots · 2017–2026

Market

Auction History

Range: $43,750 – $488,750

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Vénus montrant la pomme de son triomphe aux dieux de l'Olympe	Christie's	Mar 2026	€120,000 – €180,000	€127,000
A female nude, half-length	Christie's	Feb 2026	$70,000 – $100,000	$50,800
Nu féminin assis, tourné vers la droite	Christie's	Dec 2025	€30,000 – €50,000	€101,600
Nu féminin allongé	Christie's	Dec 2025	€10,000 – €15,000	€44,450
Sleeping Diana	Christie's	Feb 2025	$1,200,000 – $1,800,000	Unsold
Jeune homme chatouillant une jeune fille assoupie avec un fétu de paille entourée de deux enfants et d’un chat	Christie's	Mar 2023	€25,000 – €35,000	€52,920
Le duc de Montpensier enfant prenant sa bouillie	Christie's	Sep 2020	€50,000 – €80,000	€125,000
Rest from the hunt	Christie's	Jun 2020	$60,000 – $80,000	$62,500
Étude de crocodile entre les roseaux	Christie's	May 2020	€10,000 – €15,000	€60,000
Une femme nue assise	Christie's	May 2020	€80,000 – €120,000	€85,000

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