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Reclining Female Nude

Reclining Female Nude

Public Domain

ArtistFrench, 1703–1770
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Reclining Female Nude
Dateno date
PlaceFrance
MediumCharcoal heightened with pastel and chalk on neutral-pink
DimensionsSheet (by sight in frame): 8 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (21 × 28.6 cm)
 Frame: 17 1/2 × 21 3/4 in. (44.5 × 55.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.1052
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, 1957; given to MFAH, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Plaque on frame: "François Boucher/1703-1770"

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