Boy with a Carrot
François Boucher · 1738 · Pastel on buff laid paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Boy with a Carrot is a public-domain drawing by François Boucher, dated 1738. Pastel on buff laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Boy with a Carrot” (1738) 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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