François Boucher
Les Petits Buveurs de Lait (The Little Milk Drinkers)

ArtistFrench, 1703–1770
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Les Petits Buveurs de Lait (The Little Milk Drinkers)
Date1735
MediumEtching on laid paper, state IV/IV
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 7 7/8 × 6 in. (20 × 15.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Endowment
Object number2022.264
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 18th century; [Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York] as of 2021-2022; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed on plate, running directly beneath left and center bottom edge of image: a Paris chez Buldet rue de Gesvre au grand Coeur C.P.R.
None known
Catalogue raisonnéJean-Richard: nos. 7-9

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