Portrait of Francois Boucher, from "Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière (Figures de Boucher pour Molière)"

Louis Bosse French

After Alexander Roslin Swedish

Sitter François Boucher French

mid-18th century

Not on view

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Title: Portrait of Francois Boucher, from "Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière (Figures de Boucher pour Molière)"
Series/Portfolio: Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière (Figures de Boucher pour Molière)
Artist: Louis Bosse (French, active ca. 1770–90)
Artist: After Alexander Roslin (Swedish, Malmö 1718–1793 Paris)
Sitter: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/2 x 10 1/16 in. (39.4 x 25.5 cm)
Plate: 10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (27.6 x 19.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
Object Number: 42.24(6)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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