Armorial Bookplate for Crozat, Baron de Thiers
François Boucher · c. 1753 · Graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper, perimeter mounted on board
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Armorial Bookplate for Crozat, Baron de Thiers is a public-domain drawing by François Boucher, dated c. 1753. Graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper, perimeter mounted on board. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Armorial Bookplate for Crozat, Baron de Thiers” (c. 1753) is by Boucher or a print after him. The subject is usually myth or a pastoral, treated as decoration.
About the artist
François Boucher (1703–1770) was a French Rococo painter favored at court. Myth, pastoral scenes, and decorative panels are painted with a light touch in pink and blue.
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