Figure Studies including Reclining Boy

published 1735

François Boucher after Abraham Bloemaert

Associated Names
François Boucher

Artist, French, 1703 - 1770

Abraham Bloemaert

Artist After, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

The image shows sketches of various figures and scenes. In the foreground, two figures lie on the ground. One figure is seen from the back, sitting with bent legs and short hair. The other figure is reclining, propped up on their left arm, wearing a loose garment and a head covering. Their face is facing downwards. There are also sketches of a walking stick and a basket nearby. In the background, there are lightly sketched figures, including two people close together and another person in a long dress and hat. A face with expressive eyes and a hat is visible in the lower left corner. The illustration is rough and sketch-like, with no specific background details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 x 21.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 23.2 x 35 cm (9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.35.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 174

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2006

  • "The Early Modern Painter-Etcher", Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, 2006, no. 50.

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, 179.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Boucher Sculpsit.; upper right in plate: 5

Watermarks

undeciphered

Wikidata ID

Q74878081

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