Artist
François Boucher
French, 1703–1770
François Boucher was a French Rococo painting painter. 153 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Art, most of them oil paintings. François Boucher was born in Paris.
François Boucher 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.
Works by François Boucher
Washerwomen
The Love Letter
The Bath of Venus
The Interrupted Sleep
Reclining Girl
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels
Shepherd's Idyll
The Dispatch of the Messenger
Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto
Angelica and Medoro
Allegory of Lyric Poetry
Cupids in Conspiracy
The Toilette of Venus
Allegory of Painting
Allegory of Music
Study for a Monument to a Princely Figure
Madame Bergeret
Fountain of Venus
Music and Dance
Head of a Young Woman
Fishing
Toilet of Venus
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