Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis ...
François Boucher · 1767 · black and white chalk on faded blue laid paper
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About this picture
Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis ... is a public-domain drawing by François Boucher, dated 1767. Black and white chalk on faded blue laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis ...” (1767) 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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