A Young Shepherd Playing a Pipe for Two Young Shepherdesses

mid-18th century

François Boucher

Associated Names
François Boucher

Artist, French, 1703 - 1770

The image shows three individuals outdoors. One person is seated playing a flute, another person is kneeling nearby, and a third person, likely a child, is beside them. The seated person has short, curly hair and is wearing a tunic. The kneeling person has hair tied up and wears a layered dress. Several dogs are lying nearby. Objects nearby include a basket of flowers, a hat, and a cane or shepherd's crook. The background features foliage, tree branches, and a stone wall or structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk, pen and brown ink, and brown wash, on pink prepared paper, laid down on an old mount

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.19 × 16.51 cm (9 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
    mount: 27.5 × 21.3 cm (10 13/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.14.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York). (sale, Christie's New York, 26 January 2016, no. 60); David McDonnell, Arlington; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • Francois Boucher: an Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, 1957, no. 5.

1959

  • French Master Drawings: a Loan Exhibition, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, 1959, no. 41.

Inscriptions

by later hand, side verso of mount in graphite: 6 9/16 x 9 1/16

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