Study of a Draped Woman Leaning on a Pedestal
François Boucher · 1759/61 · Black chalk, with stumping, and white chalk on buff laid paper, laid down onto thick modern laid paperboard
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Study of a Draped Woman Leaning on a Pedestal is a public-domain drawing by François Boucher, dated 1759/61. Black chalk, with stumping, and white chalk on buff laid paper, laid down onto thick modern laid paperboard. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Study of a Draped Woman Leaning on a Pedestal” (1759/61) 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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