François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on ...
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More than any other artist, François Boucher (1703–1770) is associated with the formulation of the mature Rococo style and its dissemination throughout ...
François Boucher
French painter
François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most... Wikipedia
Born: September 29, 1703, Paris, France
Died: May 30, 1770 (age 66 years), Paris, France
Period: Rococo
Children: Marie-Emilie Boucher and Juste-Nathan François Boucher
Parents: Nicolas Boucher
Grandchild: François-Jean Baudouin
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