Artist
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)French, 1703–1770
CultureFrench
Titles
- La tourterelle mise en cage par un amour (The Dove Caged by Love)
Date1740
MediumEtching on laid paper, state II/IV
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 7 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (19.3 × 14.6 cm)
Mount: 11 1/8 × 8 1/4 in. (28.2 × 21 cm)
Mount: 11 1/8 × 8 1/4 in. (28.2 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Endowment
Object number2022.262
Not on view
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Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed on plate, running directly beneath left, center, and right bottom edge of image: a Paris chez Odieuve Md destampes quay de l’Ecole vis a vis le cote de la Samaritaine a la belle Image
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: CA
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top left corner: [illegible]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: CA
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top left corner: [illegible]
None known
Catalogue raisonnéBruand: no. 17; Jean-Richard: second state, no. 4
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