Figure Studies including Two Seated Peasants

published 1735

François Boucher after Abraham Bloemaert

Associated Names
François Boucher

Artist, French, 1703 - 1770

Abraham Bloemaert

Artist After, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

This is a drawing of a group of people engaged in different activities in a rural setting. Multiple figures are depicted working in a field, with two figures having a conversation with a basket between them. The drawing is detailed, showing individuals engaged in tasks related to agriculture or harvest. In the foreground, a seated figure holds one end of cloth, while another stands facing them. Other figures in the background are depicted busy with various tasks, including a person with a cart. The composition of lines creates a narrative of daily labor and interaction, capturing the essence of a communal or working environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.2 x 21.4 cm (6 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.7 x 35 cm (8 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.35.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 172

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1859

  • Baudicour, Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris, 1859-1861. Reprint, Paris, 1967: Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris: Mme Bouchard Huzard, Rapilly [etc.], 1859-1861.

1978

  • Jean-Richard 1978, 177.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Boucher Sculpsit.; upper right in plate: 3

Watermarks

undeciphered

Wikidata ID

Q74878069

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