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Source Description
Boucher was one of the most widely admired and successful artists in mid 18th-century France, holding the positions of director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and "First Painter to the King." He was responsible for decorating many of the royal residences, and his art has long been considered synonymous with the French rococo style.This late work has traditionally been considered a pair with Walters 37.839, and the pieces may have belonged to the distinguished 18th-century collector, Jacques-Onésyme Bergeret de Grandcourt. However, there is no obvious connection between the two subjects or between their compositions. It is possible that the artist did not intend the works to be a pair and that a collector or dealer at some point in their history imposed the association.
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Document identity
localId
21207
label
Pastoral Repast
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
21207
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Pastoral Repast
description
Boucher was one of the most widely admired and successful artists in mid 18th-century France, holding the positions of director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and "First Painter to the King." He was responsible for decorating many of the royal residences, and his art has long been considered synonymous with the French rococo style.This late work has traditionally been considered a pair with Walters 37.839, and the pieces may have belonged to the distinguished 18th-century collector, Jacques-Onésyme Bergeret de Grandcourt. However, there is no obvious connection between the two subjects or between their compositions. It is possible that the artist did not intend the works to be a pair and that a collector or dealer at some point in their history imposed the association.
provenance
J.-O. Bergeret Collection, Paris (?); Sale, Paris, April 24, 1786, no. 66 (?). M. le Marquis Fressinet de Bellanger, Grasse, before 1907 (mode and date of aquisiton unknown) [1]; purchased by Goupil et Cie., Paris, February 16, 1907 [2]; Eugene Glaenzer & Co., New York, with Henry Walters, Baltimore, December 12 1911; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of aquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Goupil et Cie Stockbook 15, Stock no 28997, Page 174, Row 5[2] See above
date
1769
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
65
height
55
dimensionsRaw
H: 25 9/16 x W: 21 5/8 in. (65 x 55 cm); Framed with buildup H: 34 5/16 × W: 30 5/16 × D: 4 1/8 in. (87.1 × 77 × 10.5 cm); Framed without buildup H: 34 5/16 × W: 30 5/16 × D: 2 13/16 in. (87.1 × 77 × 7.2 cm)
style
Rococo
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] At bottom: F. Boucher / 1769
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oil on canvas
creator_ids
2724
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exhibition_ids
316
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1
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0
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photo
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