François Boucher
1703-1770
Youthful Shepherdess
6 1/16 x 7 inches (154 x 177 mm)
Black chalk on paper.
III, 104
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed at lower middle, "Boucher"; inscribed at lower right, "J.B.?". Inscribed on verso, "R.B. 1485.14".
Summary
The pose of the little shepherdess seated on a tuft of ground is very much like the mature girl in "Bergère Assise" a small print engraved after Boucher by Théodore chevalier de Vallory (repr. Paris 1971, 1615). Aside from the similarity of pose, the shepherdess in the print wears similar attire with the exception of her hat and staff.
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Fairfax-Murray, III, no. 104, repr.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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