The Wallace Collection at War is on (and free to visit) until 25 October.
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Sketch detail version of François Boucher´s “Young woman with child on her arm, seen from behind”, c. 1720-1770
Sketch version of François Boucher´s “Young woman with child on her arm, seen from behind”, c. 1720-1770
“Young woman with child on her arm, seen from behind”
Boucher (François Boucher), c. 1720–1770
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
8.25 x 5 in (21,5 x 12,7 cm)
Ink markers on plain 70 G/M² sketchbook paper
02/15/26
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French artist François Boucher made the pastoral his signature language, and by the mid-1700s, he was in high demand for decorative paintings that blended sensual surfaces (silk, skin, flowers) with storytelling. Painted in 1750, this scene is less “country life” than a Rococo fantasy of feeling, where tenderness, leisure, and desire can unfold safely in a cultivated nature. A dove (a classic messenger of love and fidelity) turns private emotion into action as affection becomes a letter, sealed and sent. Two young women sit close together on a mossy bank in a shaded woodland clearing. Both have fair, peach-toned skin, softly rouged cheeks, and carefully styled curls. The woman on the right sits slightly higher, her posture relaxed and protective as one arm circles her companion’s shoulders and she tilts her head and smiles with a tender, knowing expression. She wears a rose-pink dress with a striped skirt and airy white sleeves plus pink blossoms and small blue-yellow flowers cluster in her hair. The woman on the left leans into her, gazing up in profile. Her lavender dress shimmers like silk, warmed with gold highlights, and small blue flowers pin back her brown curls. Their bare feet peek from beneath their hems, emphasizing an intimate, unguarded moment rather than formal display. Between them rests a white dove with a blue ribbon tied at its neck. A pale envelope is held in the right woman’s hand, as if the message is about to be entrusted to/from the bird. Around them, a small pastoral “stage” includes 5 sheep and an alert black-and-white hound. A basket of flowers spills color at the lower edge. Behind, a stone structure rises, topped by a reclining lion sculpture. Tall trees arc overhead, and the distant hills dissolve into blue haze beneath a softly clouded sky. Whether innocence, desire, or the thrilling act of sending a secret, these women’s closeness feels like mutual confiding and encouraging so friendship is a shelter and catalyst.
“The Love Letter” by François Boucher (French) - Oil on canvas / 1750 - National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC) #WomenInArt #FrancoisBoucher #FrançoisBoucher #Boucher #NationalGalleryofArt #NGA #Rococo #FrenchArt #PastoralArt #art #artText #arte #BlueskyArt #LoveLetter #1750s #LoveArt #FrenchArtist
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Francois Boucher's "Leda and the Swan", 1740. A partially clothed Leda reclines on a couch, legs open and vulva exposed, while the swan-ified Zeus crouches between her legs, seemingly to examine her vulva.
This is Francois Boucher's "Leda and the Swan" (1741).
I'm curious about opinions on this - is this furry art? Zoophilia? Or simply the swan-ified Zeus up to his usual fuckboy antics?
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x.com/missccsinclair Looking like a contemporary version of ‘The Blonde Odalisque’ by #FrancoisBoucher 📸 photo by Sekushi
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#CarlGustafTessin” (1740) by #FrancoisBoucher, epitomizes the #Rococo art movement, noted for its ornamental and decorative qualities. The intricate rendering of textures, from the shimmering fabric of Tessin’s robe to the delicate lace of his cuffs, his wig with curls @natmus-sweden.bsky.social
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Boucher was not without heart though. He sent the young Jean-Honore' to study under Jean Simeon Chardin. Once he had gained some maturity and experience, he did return to work with Boucher.
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"The Shepherdess." At the age of 18, #Fragonard was taken to the Rococo artist, Francois Boucher. While Boucher was quick to see his talent, however did not want the responsibility of mentoring someone so young.
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Thank you @frickcollection.bsky.social and April Tonin for another fun "Tabletop Atelier"!
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Not everything in this portrait is idealized. Here, we see a lovely young aristocrat — and one menacing, homely cat.
François Boucher, “Woman with a Cat (The Dangerous Caress)”, ca. 1731-1735.
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“The Triumph of Venus.” François Boucher (French; 1703–1770). Oil on canvas, 1740. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.
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