François Boucher
The Cherub Harvesters

The Cherub Harvesters

Public Domain

ArtistFrench, 1703–1770
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Cherub Harvesters
Datec. 1730–1735
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 48 × 37 7/8 inches (121.9 × 96.2 cm)
 frame: 52 1/2 × 42 × 1 5/8 inches

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1988.5
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
218 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
ProvenanceLawyer François Derbais collection, 1730–1735; Rothschild collection, Vienna, 1953; G. Schaefer collection, Schweinfurt, Germany; [Christie’s, London, July 14, 1978, lot 149]; [Galerie Cailleux, Paris]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1988.

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