Study of a Triton
François Boucher · 1748/53 · Black chalk, with stumping with traces of red chalk, heightened with white chalk and traces of graphite, on tan laid paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Study of a Triton is a public-domain drawing by François Boucher, dated 1748/53. Black chalk, with stumping with traces of red chalk, heightened with white chalk and traces of graphite, on tan laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Study of a Triton” (1748/53) 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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