Head of Bacchante
François Boucher · n.d. · Red chalk and black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on buff wove paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Head of Bacchante is a public-domain drawing by François Boucher, dated n.d.. Red chalk and black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on buff wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Head of Bacchante” (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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