Shepherd's Idyll
Together with its pendant, Washerwomen, this late pastoral work was, in all likelihood, painted for the château d'Hénonville, the country estate of Roslin d'Ivry. It was probably these works that Sir Joshua Reynolds saw and remarked upon when he visited Boucher's studio that same year.
Artwork Details
- Title: Shepherd's Idyll
- Artist: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
- Date: 1768
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 94 1/2 x 93 1/2 in. (240 x 237.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953
- Object Number: 53.225.1
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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