The Archery Contest
François Boucher · 1765 · black and white chalks on light brown laid paper (formerly blue)
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About this picture
The Archery Contest is a public-domain drawing by François Boucher, dated 1765. Black and white chalks on light brown laid paper (formerly blue). The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Archery Contest” (1765) 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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