Worker at a Forge

François Boucher

Associated Names
François Boucher

Artist, French, 1703 - 1770

The image shows a male figure seated and pulling on a handle with both hands. He appears muscular and focused, with short hair and wearing loose shorts. The background is minimal.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red and white chalks on buff laid paper, mounted on 18th -19th century album sheet

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.6 x 39 cm (9 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.140.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso of mount in graphite: B...[not deciphered] / e ain [not deciphered] / Inscription Natoire vielli / 42 x 48 / No 223

Wikidata ID

Q64569762

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