Figure Studies including Standing Boy Holding a Pitcher

published 1735

François Boucher after Abraham Bloemaert

Associated Names
François Boucher

Artist, French, 1703 - 1770

Abraham Bloemaert

Artist After, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

An etching with three main figures depicted from varying angles, along with small sketches of people in the background. The left figure is a seated woman, head resting on hand and eyes closed. She wears a cap, long-sleeved dress, and a shawl. The figure in the center is a man with an obscured face wearing a floppy hat, smiling slightly. The figure on the right is a young boy standing with a walking stick, looking to the side with curly hair under his hat. In the background, there are sketches of other people. The setting is against a plain background, focusing on the figures and their interactions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.8 x 21.4 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.7 x 35 cm (8 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.35.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 176

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, 181.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Boucher Sculpsit.; upper right in plate: 7

Wikidata ID

Q74878085

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