Figure Studies including Seated Mother and Child

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 an etching of four figures. The central figure is seated, while three figures stand to the right. The figures are draped in loose fabric, with abstract shapes suggesting grass and foliage in the background. There are no noticeable jewelry or objects, aside from the garments and a small basket near the seated figure. The figures are depicted without detailed facial features, focusing on form and posture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.5 x 21.4 cm (5 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.8 x 34.7 cm (9 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.35.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 180

  • Series Title

    1 [Baudicour 170-181]

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, 185.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Boucher sculpsit.; upper right in plate: 11.

Watermarks

undeciphered

Wikidata ID

Q74878102

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