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Young Peasant Woman and her Son
Shepherdess and Child
Young Peasant Woman and her Son
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
about 1765–67
Medium/Technique
Black and white chalk on brown (formerly blue) paper
Dimensions
Overall: 25.6 x 29cm (10 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Framed: 49.8 x 53.3 cm (19 5/8 x 21 in.)
Framed: 49.8 x 53.3 cm (19 5/8 x 21 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2540
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsLower r. in ink : F Boucher
On mount, blind stamp FR (F. Renaud, 18th c. mounter, Lugt 1042)
On mount, blind stamp FR (F. Renaud, 18th c. mounter, Lugt 1042)
ProvenanceWith François Renaud, Boucher's mat maker, blind stamp on mount (Lugt 1042); possibly in the artist's possession and in his estate sale, February, 18, 1771, and following days, part of lot 389; possibly J-B-P. Le Brun sale, December 23, 1771, and following days, lot 10; to Chariot ; [probably A. Greverath, Hôtel des Ventes, Paris, 7 April 1856, lot no. 62]; [M. Knoedler and Co.]; Wildenstein and Co., New York; 1946, sold by Wildenstein and Co. to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York, Paris, Rhode Island; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)