The Proposal
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770) · c. 1726–35 · etching
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About this picture
The Proposal is a CC0 illustration by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770), dated c. 1726–35. Etching. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.
“The Proposal” (c. 1726–35) 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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