The Young Girl Resting

1756

Not on view

Although he worked primarily as a painter and draftsman, Boucher found early employment as a printmaker, making etchings after the paintings and drawings of Antoine Watteau. He also etched around thirty compositions of his own designs. La Petite Reposée is one of his more ambitious efforts in this medium. The rather static composition of a young woman and a boy placed before a rustic wall is enlivened by Boucher's very free use of the etching needle.

Artwork Details

Title: The Young Girl Resting
Artist: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
Date: 1756
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/16 x 8 11/16 in. (28.7 x 22 cm)
Plate: 9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in. (25 x 18.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1998
Object Number: 1998.524
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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