The Fisherboy
François Boucher · n.d. · Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white gouache, on blue laid paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Fisherboy is a public-domain drawing by François Boucher, dated n.d.. Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white gouache, on blue laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Fisherboy” (n.d.) 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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